Workers

UK holidaymakers are being warned of “numerous flight cancellations” that are set to hit airports in Portugal this week. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flight cancellations to hit airports in holiday hotspot

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Proposal could lead to payouts if you're contacted by work after hours

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The full list of closed CTD Tiles stores as 268 jobs lost

Tourists refresh themselves in the water of a fountain in downtown Rome in 2005 (Photo: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

When is it 'too hot to work' - as UK braces for hottest day of 2024

Striking Unite the union education workers protesting at the gates of the Department of Education Northern Ireland at Rathgael House in Bangor in May 2024. They have now voted to accept a government pay offer.

Second union accepts pay offer for education support staff

working abroad

Irish workers more likely to ‘quiet vacation’ this summer than British counterpa...

Dyson was founded by Sir James Dyson in 1991

Dyson to cut up to 1,000 jobs in the UK as part of global restructure

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1000s of supermarket workers to split £30m from employee share schemes

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

Letters to editor

Letter: What would NI unions ask of incoming UK government?

1 in 5 office workers will never prepare lunch at home, study finds

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Tips for job satisfaction as study shows what makes employees unhappy

In 2023, there were 121,900 SMEs reported in Northern Ireland, the fewest of all UK regions. Pictured is Ifty Nasir, founder and CEO of Vestd. Credit Vestd

New data: Workers in Northern Ireland are missing out on company benefits

Cathy Murray from Ballynahinch and her son Logan Rush, who is five. He has special needs and the ongoing industrial action causes serious disruption to his routine.

School strike action 'just can't go on' says Cathy

Sarah Martin from Newtownabbey says that her son, Ethan, aged 4, depends heavily on regular routine and his behaviour becomes very challenging when he cannot get to Hill Croft Special School.

'Children with additional needs to be severely impact by strikes'

Brenda Doherty, whose mum Ruth Burke was the fourth person to die in Northern Ireland with Covid-19 leads families who lost loved ones to the inquiry. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.:-

Workers in processing plants ‘particularly at risk’ during pandemic

Workers in processing plants were particularly at risk during the pandemic, a senior trade union official has said.

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Changes to wages and National Insurance for Employers

Employers to pay thousands more in National Insurance from April

Changes to wages and National Insurance for Employers.

Employers to pay thousands more in National Insurance from April

The top ways workers compare themselves to colleagues

Translink buses in Foyle Street, Londonderry. Photo: George Sweeney

Three-day transport workers strike suspended following pay talks with Translink

Nearly half of employees dream of a more fulfilling career

HMRC customers could miss self-assessment deadline due to helpline closure.

HMRC customers could miss self-assessment deadline - how to get help

An Education Authority school bus. Photo: Pacemaker

School bus services again impacted by public sector strike action

The average salary of a Project Manager is £45,593.

The top 20 UK jobs of 2024

Nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers will be among tens of thousands of public sector employees taking part in a generalised day of action on January 18 over an outstanding pay award for public sector workers

Northern Ireland health strike ‘will have profound impact’ on services

Many adults ignore serious health issues – to relieve pressure on NHS

These are the top 10 little gestures that go along way for workers

Workers have revealed the top 10 little things that go a long way during their working day - including receiving a cake on their birthday, socialising at the end of the day and a free lunch.

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Transport workers have been engaged in a series of strikes over pay which have closed railways and bus routes in Northern Ireland.

Stormont parties dodge questions on pay rises

Ad Feature LinkedIn reveals the time that workers begin 'Christmas Coasting'

A Glider bus stop in Dundonald, Co Down as Northern Ireland public transport workers begin their latest round of strike action. Photo: Rebecca Black/PA Wire

Hundreds of young people unable to attend school amid public transport strike

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

Uber and Uber Eats offer NHS staff working over Christmas free food and travel

NHS workers can claim free travel at Christmas thanks to Uber

A Translink Metro bus in Belfast City centre. All three public transport unions are to strike over pay this Friday.

Unlikely to be any buses or trains running in NI on Friday

Medical staff wearing FFP3 face masks. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

NHS 'structural racism' led to staff not being heard on PPE

Carmel Gates addressed crowds of union members at City Hall. Photo: Claudia Savage/PA Wire

​Strikes will get “bigger and better” until demands are met, union leader says

Members of Unison on strike outside Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, as thousands of healthcare workers have begun day two of a 48-hour strike to call for pay parity with health workers in other parts of the UK, as well as increased funding for health services. Photo: Claudia Savage/PA Wire

Midwives having to use food banks as pay dispute continues, union says

Workers in Belfast have the third highest levels of job satisfaction - 72% of staff would recommend their company to a friend

New research: Workers in Belfast are among happiest in the UK

A Wilko rescue deal could save thousands of jobs

Wilko rescue deal almost over the line and could save 1000s of jobs

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

Ruairi Kelly previously lived on the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge

‘I lived on Bibby Stockholm - it’s no place for asylum seekers’

McDonald’s workers have hit out at the company for allegedly causing a toxic work culture

McDonald’s: Fast food giant hit by sexual assault allegations

Rescue workers are searching for missing people after a tunnel flooded in South Korea

Nine bodies recovered from flooded tunnel in South Korea

UK Amazon workers have announced a three-day strike during the Prime Day sale in an ongoing pay dispute. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

UK Amazon workers announce Prime Day walkout

Endangered turtles stolen from UK zoo in ‘concerning’ and ‘targeted theft’

Endangered turtles stolen from UK zoo in ‘targeted theft’

Unions protest outside NIO headquarters at Erskine House in Belfast over pay. Pic: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Threat of 'serious and prolonged' industrial action over public sector pay

Health worker unions have criticised Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris for “silence” over their requested pay increase.

Unions criticise Heaton-Harris over ‘silence’ on pay increases

Virgin Media will axe hundreds of jobs

Virgin Media O2 set to axe hundreds of jobs despite soaring revenues

Secretary-General of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Mick Lynch said 20,000 rail workers have voted to strike for three days in July. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

RMT announces 3 days of rail strike action in July

Adele Roberts

DJ confirms she will leave BBC Radio 1 after eight years

WH Smith, M&S and Argos fined for failing to pay minimum wage

3 highstreet retailers fined for failing to pay workers minimum wage

Asda is making huge changes to its blue lights discount scheme

Asda makes huge change to blue lights discount scheme

New research reveals close to half of workers surveyed (49% in UK and NI) say firms should embrace AI in the workplace, and only 13% (16% in NI) saying they think it should be feared

New research reveals NI businesses are ready to embrace artificial intelligence

King Charles is looking for students to live and work at Sandringham

King Charles looking for students to live and work at Sandringham

Workers at the Coca Cola plant in Wakefield are set to go on strike for 14 days in June. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Coca Cola plant workers announce 14-day strike

Lidl staff are set to recieve a third pay rise in a year

Lidl gives more than 20,000 staff third pay rise in a year