MINISTER FOR RURAL and Community Development, Heather Humphreys recently announced the government will pay for 10,000 remote working days at hot desking hubs around the country as funding for expanding and refurbishing hubs is also made available. Many workers will be keen to avail of such an offer but it’s important to know the exact… Read more »
THE hunt for the nation’s most slothful person may have come to an end, after an independent research group deemed Waterford native Steve Carrins to be ‘the single laziest fucker to ever draw breath’. “Here is a man who would shite in the bed and kick it out, rather than make the effort to walk… Read more »
HAVE you received the dreaded email from your boss telling everyone that it’s time to get back to the ‘fun’ of 9-to-5 office life after becoming very accustomed to the relaxed nature of working from home? Were you banking on another Covid variant to buy you until at least 2023 at home? Well you may… Read more »
THERE HAS been significant criticism of ‘the Right to Remote Working Bill’ which is to go before the Dáil for a vote soon. But just what evidence is there that this coalition or its Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varakdar would put forward legislation which is stacked heavily in favour of businesses over… Read more »
PUTTING ON a brave face, local man Andrew Tappin heralded an exciting new chapter and ‘exciting things in the pipeline’, leading everyone on LinkedIn to correctly surmise that he’s been fired by his now former place of employment. “Knowing when to move on has always been something I’ve made sure to do,” Tappin continued, in… Read more »
THE staffing crisis affecting Ireland has continued to cause chaos for employers across the country, to the point where even the company making ‘help wanted’ signs for windows have admitted that they cannot grow their workforce enough to meet the new demand. “All of a sudden, every pub, restaurant, supermarket and retailer needs a sign… Read more »
“IT’S ALIVE, my God it’s alive” a delighted coalition government said as it looked on in wonder at its diabolical creation which defied the laws of science and workers rights. Launching its job action plan aimed at tackling the current 44% youth unemployment rate in Ireland, the government denied it simply sewed the rancid, rotting… Read more »
HAVING just been made aware of one ‘sophisticated’ scam involving people being asked for their bank details, those on welfare have been alerted to a second, more serious scam which reportedly involves the Department of Social Welfare telling people there’s plenty of jobs out there. “Whether it’s someone on jobseekers or even on the PUP,… Read more »
LOCAL is-this-what-I-pay-taxes-for enthusiasts have taken a special interest in the case of one unemployed woman who found the time to do her own nails despite not having a job, WWN can confirm. “Where’d the money come from to do that I wonder,” scoffed one person as they spied 25-year-old Laura Lally’s immaculate nails in a… Read more »
WITH CSO figures revealing Ireland’s unemployment rate remaining stubbornly high, it’s never been more important to take advice on the job market and today WWN hears from employment expert Joshua Daly, currently employed by his father. “Unemployment is a state of mind at the end of the day. If I’ve said it once I’ve said… Read more »