People off sick from work should keep in phone contact with their boss, government-appointed back-to-work expert Sir Charlie Mayfield has said.Getting bosses and workers to have a conversation, rather than…
Episode detailsWorld Service,23 Sep 2026,17 minsAvailable for over a yearJacob Rothman moved from California to China and helped build a manufacturing business supplying some of the world's biggest retailers. We…
New research from hiring platform Indeed has found more than half of workers said their college degree directly relates to their current career, while one in three said they now…
The world's leading artificial intelligence companies warned the United Nations Security Council of the risks posed by AI to humanity, appealing for governments to work together to manage the increasingly…
Minister for Energy Darragh O'Brien said he will be bringing a boiler scrappage scheme to Cabinet next week, with grants of €2,000 to scrap oil and kerosene boilers. This is…
McDonald's has today outlined about $8.5 billion in support for franchisees as part of an expanded growth plan and set targets for margin and market share growth as it looks…
The UK media regulator Ofcom said today it had opened an investigation into whether adult content platform Pornhub has complied with its legal duties to prevent children from seeing pornography.…
Manchester United posted record revenues for 2025-26 despite their absence from European competition, but recorded a pre-tax loss of almost £47m. The Red Devils earned £677.6m in the year ended…
Financial technology company Stripe has reported higher pre-tax profits and revenues for the year to the end of December 2025 on the back of securing new orders. Profit on ordinary…
Ryanair group CEO Michael O'Leary has said the airline "will not levy a fuel surcharge" despite higher jet fuel prices, but predicted rivals will do so next summer and forecast…
The Department of Foreign Affairs spent more than €216,000 on VIP services at Dublin Airport in less than two years. New figures show that an average of €113,000 is being…
64% of people say housing 1 of top 3 issues facing the country Updated / Wednesday, 23 Sep 2026 13:34 64% of respondents reported the availability, quality or affordability of…