Agri-Business
CSO: 9% increase in people working in agriculture
The number of people employed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector increased by around 9% in the fourth quarter...
Agri-Business
The number of people employed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector increased by around 9% in the fourth quarter...
Dairy News
Workers at a UHT milk processing plant in Northern Ireland, which is owned by Lakeland Dairies, have voted unanimously in...
Agri-Business
The number of people working in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector stood at 82,228 last year, according to initial...
Agri-Business
FRS Farm Relief is to hire over 300 additional workers to meet a growing demand for farm labour in the...
Agri-Business
SIPTU has said that new statutory sick pay legislation is a “small step in the right direction” when it comes...
Agri-Business
Over 60 inspections were carried out in the agriculture and meat processing sectors in 2021, according to the annual report...
Agri-Business
SIPTU has welcomed a garda-led operation targeting the employment of illegal immigrants at a meat factory. The trade union is...
Agri-Business
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has strongly refuted claims made by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) regarding health and safety...
Agri-Business
Many employers are “putting profit before the health and safety of workers” with “dangerous working conditions” across the meat sector...
Pig/Poultry
Carton Brothers – the firm behind the Manor Farm brand – has outlined its position regarding personal protective equipment (PPE)...
Agri-Business
A total of 272 work permits were issued to workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to work in...
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has confirmed that he and his department are aware of six...
Beef
Beef processors have revealed that some of their factory personnel that were laid off in recent weeks will not be...
Beef
Management at Dawn Meats Grannagh, on the Waterford/Kilkenny border, have issued a formal lay-off notice to a large number of...
Agri-Business
Over 150 workers employed in a meat plant in south Co. Kilkenny have been purportedly laid off temporarily amid the...
Agri-Business
Meat processors have wasted no time in applying for workers from non-EEA (European Economic Area) countries under the pilot scheme...
Agri-Business
Computer systems are just ‘tip of the iceberg’ for workers at Kerry Group’s Listowel plant as a campaign of industrial...
Rural Life
Irish dairy farming is facing a critical shortage of trained, skilled and adaptable workers to meet the ambitious development targets...