In Ballymun, locals rally to save Axis café, but the figures look grim
With large losses last year, the Axis centre’s reserves will be gone by the middle of next year, says its voluntary chair Declan Dunne – unless something changes.
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A new Bohemians initiative looks to help more Dubliners own where they work
It’ll take some cash but the aim is, little by little, to carve out a different local economy.
Inmates still earn just 50 cents for a day’s work in Irish prisons
While costs of basic items have risen, including snacks bought from the prison shop to fill long gaps between meals.
For some workers, winning compensation at the Workplace Relations Commission is just the start of another legal journey
It’s not uncommon for companies to fail to pay – and it can be difficult to force the issue.
Michael: It’s Time to Discuss a New Future for Income Supports
Covid-19 has exposed the deficits in our income-support system, writes Michael Taft. “We don’t have to wait for the emergency to end to start discussing a new dispensation.”
Despite New Law, Some English-Language Teachers Say They Still Struggle with Precarity
A new law that took effect in March was meant to restrict zero-hour contracts, but some English-language teachers in Dublin say the schools where they teach are bending some of the rules.
Council Briefs: Who Should Get Council Contracts, Housing in Finglas, Delivery Hubs, and More
There was low turnout to this month’s council meeting at City Hall, but the councillors who turned up talked about making Dublin dementia-friendly, tackling bogus self-employment, and more.
As a Tower Rises in Docklands, Construction Workers Protest
They say companies are cutting paperwork corners in ways that can mean less pay, or at least fewer benefits, for the workers.
Are Those Bricklayers Building Social Housing Really “Self-Employed”?
Some are concerned that many workers on building sites are falsely being classed as self-employed to keep costs down. It means they’ll miss out on supports if they lose their jobs.
What Ever Happened to the Dublin Living Wage Initiative?
While he was lord mayor of Dublin last year, Labour’s Brendan Carr announced a scheme to promote businesses who paid the living wage by awarding them with a plaque.
At English Language Schools, Teachers Organise for Better Treatment
Being treated as self-employed and if-and-when contracts make working in the sector a struggle, say some.
Alicja: Low Wages Ignore the Many Demands of Bar and Hotel Work
Pay for people working in hotels, bars and restaurants is half the national average. But this can be hard, physical, sometimes dangerous work.
Alicja: The Cranes Are Back, but Working Conditions Aren’t
Far more construction workers today are self-employed than before the crash, which means they’re getting lower wages and fewer protections.