Total Irish employment rose by 44,100 last year, according to the Quarterly National Household Survey. This is a very good news for people in Ireland as well as for future migrants. More money will be spent on Guinness and umbrellas,…
If you are interested in the new technologies and want to gain a lot of money, you would feel great in Dublin. This city is full of many High-Tech companies which are paying good money to employees. Especially the best…
Ireland was and will be the European country with fastest GDP (gross domestic product) growth. It is more impressive when you realize that other EU members are still in crisis stagnation. The growth should reduce unemployment from 9.8 to 7.8%.…
Pharmaceutical company Regeneron, has announced 200 jobs and an additional investment of $350m at its biopharmaceutical production facility in Limerick. As the company had already filled its original quota of 300 employees, this new investment will add up to 500…
French based firm Teleperformance is set to create 800 jobs in Northern Ireland through its new call center in Co Fermanagh. The international company is expanding operations at an Enniskillen-based contact centre which it agreed to take over earlier this…
The cleaning and security sectors are amongst the ones with a higher number of foreign employees and also with lower salaries. Today, this situation has improved a little, after new wage agreements for these sectors were signed into law. The…
69,300 people moved to the country in the last year on the other hand 80,900 people of all nationalities moved out of Ireland. If a foreign person goes for a simple walk in Dublin city center they will realise…
WORK TAXES Most employees in Ireland pay work taxes through the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) system. This means that your employer deducts the tax you owe directly from your salary, and pays this tax directly to the Revenue Commissioners.…
WORK PERMITS In general, non-EEA nationals must have a permit to work in Ireland. EEA and Swiss nationals do not need an employment permit, except for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals – see below. Since 1 February 2007 there are a…
