Last week a company trading as Mr. Binman were fined €40,000 for breaches of health and safety legislation concerning the death of one of it’s employees. This week Mr. Binman advertised on JobBridge for a Health and Safety Officer Intern. Yes someone dies, they admit breaches of legislation and are spared a large fine to […]
Tags: Recession · Social Policy
Following up on the development of JobBridge an interesting find sent in by a reader. Uniphar advertised on Jobs.ie for a Warehouse Supervisor last week. A few days later an advert for a Warehouse Supervisor appeared on JobBridge.ie – exact same job, no pay and no contribution to the wages from Uniphar. The farce […]
Tags: Irish Politics · Recession · Social Policy
Today the ESRI releases the first paper in a new series on Renewal. The study reviews international and national evidence on Active Labour Market Policies and their impact on getting those who are unemployed back into work. What Can Active Labour Market Policies Do, by Dr Elish Kelly, Dr Seamus McGuinness and Dr Philip O’Connell […]
Tags: Recession · Social Policy
Advertising practitioner, brand expert (and gentleman) Nick McGivney has written some very helpful advice on social media using brand management perspectives for those considering running for public office and those who work with them. —— Don’t forget to keep an eye on Irish Election Literature Blog – he’s got some gems lately including a badge […]
Tags: Elections · Irish Politics · Trot for the ARAS 2011
Oman Removals in Kildare have advertised (Updated Link here) for a web designer intern on Job Bridge. If you have a look at their site you might see why they are in need. (PS I’m not sure if Continuum who did design work for Oman in 2008 are responsible for the current design.) Now if […]
Tags: Irish Politics · Recession · Social Policy