HR and Recruitment Ireland

It seems that the drastic rise in unemployment figures is causing a strain on resources within the Civil Service. 115 staff have already been assigned to the dole offices to cope with backlogs. It is now expected that more staff will need to be assigned. The total unemployed in Ireland has now hit 277,200 and delays in processing new claims can be up to 8 weeks. This is incredible that those losing their jobs have to wait this long for financial support. When you consider that many losing jobs have no other form of financial support to get by. According the Brian Cowen this strain on the dole offices will get worse as he expects unemployment figures to exceed 300,000 to at least 320,000 meaning an additional 70,000 job losses in 2009. Some politicians believe that this figure is conservative.