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The perfect fit arises when the right person is placed in the right job. No square pegs in round holes, no ‘making do’, no ‘getting by’.

Mandate trade union has accused Dunnes Stores in Kilkenny of playing off the recession and driving their workers’ standards of living down in the pursuit of unrealistic profits.

Settling into a new job role can seem a daunting prospect. How will your colleagues view you? Will you live up to their expectations? Will you settle in quickly? Here is some advice on new job etiquette and how to ease through this transition period.

Opinions on how Ireland should be run will be aired next week when the Western region of the Chartered Institute of Personal and Development (CIPD) will hold its annual conference at GMIT.

Ireland and Luxembourg have the longest working week among 'old' Europe with an average of 39 hours while the French have the shortest at 35, Eurofound's European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) said today.

Strong and visionary leadership is what is required if businesses are to overcome the tough economic times currently being experienced — this was the message coming loud and clear from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) at their annual gala event hosted by the Clayton Hotel and sponsored by CCP Recruitment last week.

Details of the upcoming CIPD Gala Dinner Dance sponsored by CCP Recruitment Ltd for the eighth consecutive year were released this week — the glittering event will be held on Friday October 16 in the Clayton Hotel Galway.

Tuam based PlaceMe Recruitment, Ireland's leading sales and marketing recruitment specialist was shortlisted as finalists in the prestigious annual recruitment industry awards held in the Ballsbridge Court Hotel in Dublin this week.

Many strands of Irish businesses wasted little time this week in hitting out at the new national wage agreement struck early on Wednesday morning, saying that the propsoed wage increases could represent the final nail in the coffin for many small to medium businesses.

 Mayo Intercultural Action, a voluntary organisation that provides support to the county’s immigrant population, is in the running to receive one of this year’s Media and Multicultural Awards (MAMAs). The MAMAs, now in their seventh year, recognise the people, groups, companies, institutions and media platforms that promote diversity and multiculturalism in Ireland and the awards ceremony will take place in Dublin on Thursday November 27.