Unemployed son dresses as dead mother to claim her pension
A bizarre case in Italy where an unemployed man found an unusual way to get income – $61,000 per year thanks to his dead mother. In order to get thousands of euros a year from her pension, an unemployed son in Italy has impersonated his dead mother. This has been dubbed a “Mrs. Doubtfire scandal” […]
4 months ago
Employment rate in Ireland at its highest since records began
Youth unemployment also took a drop this quarter. The employment rate in Ireland rose to over 74% to 2.64 million people in the second quarter of 2023, which is the highest rate since the series of records began in 1998. The most recent Labour Force survey from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) covering Q2 of 2023, […]
2 years ago
New figures reveal one in every four people in Ireland are unemployed
A disappointing but unsurprising statistic. One in every four people in Ireland are unemployed, as of January this year. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) reported that the Covid-19 adjusted unemployment rate rose to 25% in January, up from 19.4% in December. On Monday 25 January, 475,364 people were in line to receive the Pandemic Unemployment […]
5 years ago
Ireland’s unemployment rate has risen to 20.2%
The CSO has released a number of stats showing that 45% of young people are currently out of work. Ireland’s unemployment rate has risen to 20.2%, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). It reveals that Ireland remains to see the adverse effects of Covid-19, and the lockdown measures that were […]
5 years ago
Number of claimants of Pandemic Unemployment payment drops for second consecutive week
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty said the payments “will continue for now”. The number of claimants of the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has dropped for the second consecutive week. Figures published by the government on Monday revealed that 585,000 people received the payment of €350 this week, including approximately 7,000 people […]
6 years ago
Irish unemployment rate dropped the most out of all European states during December
Double whammy on the employment front. Ireland’s unemployment rate fell again in December, with this current decrease making it the largest in Europe. According to the latest results from the Central Statistics Office, unemployment had dropped to 6.2% in December 2017, from 6.4% during the previous month and 7.5% in November 2016. These findings mean […]
8 years ago