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.
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Civil Service cannot cope with high unemployment
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Unemployment in Ireland is now 5.5%
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Unemploment figures in Ireland are creeping up and the unemployment rate now stands at 5.5%. This means that there are over 41,000 more people on the live register that 12 months ago. The CSO announced in March that unemployment was now at a 10 year high.
This is worrying news and it is probably a worse situation when you consider that alot of workers have returned home particularly polish workers. We posted about this news previously.
On a positive note Pfizer announced a major job investment in Cork with a new R&D facility.
Arnotts & Boyers – 600 retail workers face redundancy
Friday, February 15th, 2008Arnotts has announced that it is making 600 retail staff redundant in Dublin. This eqates to two thirds of its existing workforce and bigger number than the expected 400. Although Arnotts will employ approx 1200 staff when it has revamped its premises in 3 years time BUT this is a huge blow for the staff and the retail sector. The redundancy and the package are currently being ironed out.
It will be interesting if Arnotts will provide outplacement redundancy support to the staff as they will be entering a tough employment market. I noted in the reports that quite a few of the employees affected have been employer with Arnotts for quite some time so these supports would be very beneficial.
Outplacement Services – Do Irish firms support staff during redundancy?
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Employers will go to great lengths to attract staff and treat them well on the way in BUT when things are not going so good do employers treat their staff as well on the way out. Redundancy is a big topic in the Irish economy as is the subject of Outplacement Services.
What are Outplacement Services?
Basically outplacement is about providing support to staff through the difficult period of redundancy. Most emphasis will be on the employees displaced or losing their jobs with career coaching and other services.
How can Outplacement Services help your company?
Outplacement services send out the right message to staff, investors and the general public. It shows that you care. Many organisations introduce support because they care BUT I am sure others want to be seen to care. To be honest the latter is ok because employees are getting much needed support. Redundancy is a difficult time with staff emotions running high and support can help reduced anger and resentment. Helping staff losing their jobs will send out the right message to the staff remaining. This will reduce staff exiting the company and will get operations and productivity back in swing quicker.
How much will Outplacement Services cost?
Not as much as you think. Most providers will build a program for you within your budget. If you are interested and want a quote why not enquire now.
Want to read some positive job news and new job announcements.
