Archive for December 2022

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned that the chance of global growth dropping below 2% – last seen during the coronavirus outbreak and the global financial crisis of 2009 – is increasing as major economies slow. Her comments come as the world’s biggest economies grapple with fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which sent food…

The downturn in manufacturing activity across the euro zone eased in November, according to a survey which suggests while the bloc’s factories still face a harsh winter it may not be as bad as initially feared. S&P Global’s final manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 47.1 from October’s 46.4, but was below a preliminary reading…

The annual rate of inflation across the euro area eased back to 10% in November, according to an initial ‘flash’ estimate from the EU’s statistical agency Eurostat. This compares to an annual rate of 10.6% recorded in October and is the first fall in the rate of inflation in 17 consecutive months. The main contributor…

Companies across Ireland will start to publish information on their gender pay gaps from today. Firms of all sizes are being mandated to produce a report outlining the differential in pay and bonuses between their male and female employees. Companies with 250 or more employees were asked to select a date in June this year…

New laws governing the practice of tipping come into force from today, providing a boost to workers’ rights. Under the Payment of Wages Act employees now have a legal entitlement to receive tips and gratuities paid in electronic form. The new law also requires that this money should be paid to workers in a manner…