Agri-Business
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) issued 205 work permits for the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in April.
842 work permits for foreign-national workers were issued in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in the first two months of 2024.
Over 60 inspections were carried out in the agriculture and meat processing sectors in 2021, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) said.
Dairy
More and more dairy farmers are finding themselves either employing someone full-time, or else just for the busy spring period.
There is a fear out there among small and medium-sized businesses when it comes to employing someone for the first time.
