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A fresh produce firm sacked a 'bad apple' after it concluded the worker had faked a back injury when lifting a box of apples. The Polish man sued for unfair dismissal, but the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has upheld the company's decision. It found the dismissal was fair and likened the man's actions to "stealing" from the company.more

A post-Brexit immigration policy should include a deep cut in the number of low-skilled European migrants coming to work in Britain, with the priority given to only those willing to work antisocial hours, a leading centre-right thinktank has urged ministers.more

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly advertised on LinkedIn for a communications assistant to work out of Buckingham Palace. The position will report to the royal household, and begins in April.more

Millions of taxpayers have until 31 January to file their online self-assessment tax return. Act NOW to avoid a £100 fine for missing the deadline - especially if you're filing online for the first time or don't know your login details.more

A full-time employee in the EU worked 40.3 hours a week on average in 2016, revealed Eurostat on Thursday.more

Roughly two thirds of EU nationals working in the marketing and creative industries are considering leaving the UK after Brexit, new research has found.more

The UK government must back its vow that HGV drivers from EU nations will retain their permits following the UK's departure from Europe with legal validity, said the Freight Transport Association (FTA) today.more

The supermarkets chains are changing the way it manages its stores across the UK and scrapping some management posts.more

Fianna Fáil has described the rise in the number of people who had their Jobseeker's Allowance cut for lack of engagement with employment services as "worrying". The number of sanctions imposed by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has continued to rise each year since the measures were introduced in 2011.more

In Great Britain, there is a growing shortage of qualified employees, and after Brexit it may be even worse in many sectors. Already, the shortage of construction workers faced by small and medium-sized companies has reached record levels - informs the Federation of Master Builders.more

10 percent the respondents admitted to lying during the interview or to providing false information in the CV - according to the Work Service study.more

The wage gap between men and women who are paid more than £100,000 has dramatically increased over the past five years. It has widened by 23% since 2010/11, according to a new study from law firm Wilsons.more

This year's harvest of one of the British Isles' best loved crops - the Jersey Royal new potato - could be hit by a shortage of migrant workers because of Brexit, farmers have warned.more

Ireland's forest Centre Parcs holiday village in Co Longford - due to open in summer 2019 - is on track to open on time and recruitment will get underway this year to staff the centre. Chief Executive Officer of Center Parcs, Martin Dalby, who visited the site this week said the progress is "absolutely amazing".more

Victims of modern slavery are being offered jobs by the Co-op. Survivors of human trafficking, sexual exploitation and domestic servitude will be offered employment by the retail giant in a bid to help them rebuild their lives. more

London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched a so-called Licence for London, which he said would benefit the capital's 25,000 bus drivers. It puts an end to the previous system where drivers moving to another bus company would get lower pay.more

Londoners now pay more than a third of their monthly salary on rent - which will come as absolutely no surprise to, well, Londoners. People in the capital now pay an average of 37% of their wages on rent each month. more

Getting a full hour for your lunch today? Consider yourself lucky. A new survey carried out by Subway has revealed that 58% of Irish workers are taking less than 30 minutes for their lunch every day while only 15% of the 300 respondents are taking their full hour. The average length of an Irish lunch break is now 28 minutes.more

25 percent entrepreneurs plan to invest in work automation and replace some employees with machines or robots; 60 percent do not plan this.more

Sonalake helps companies and communities to innovate using software, reinforcing existing know-how and data with cutting-edge analytics and visualization technologies. In Poznan it is going to recruit 100 people.more

The Lufthansa group as a whole carried 130m passengers last year, it said. The equivalent figure from Ryanair was 129m, meaning Ryanair slips behind Lufthansa after overtaking it in 2016. more

The Army's new advertising campaign promoting the emotional support available to recruits has been criticised for failing to target those most interested in joining the forces. A series of films - due to be broadcast across television, radio and digital platforms - ask "Can I be gay in the Army?" and "What if I get emotional?" in a bid to appeal to potential soldiers from different backgrounds.more

The BBC's China editor, Carrie Gracie, says the support she has received for resigning in protest over unequal pay demonstrates a hunger for change.more

Aldi in Ireland has announced it will pay its staff the living wage. The supermarket today announced that staff would be paid a minimum of 11.70 EUR an hour, the figure suggested by the Living Wage Technical Group.more

Ladbrokes, Easyjet and Virgin Money are among the major companies to reveal gender pay gaps of more than 15% in favour of men for mean hourly pay.more