A review group is set to scrutinise the payment of top level executives in the semi-state sector, with suggestions that private sector pay could also be assessed. The study, chaired by Maeve Carton, comes in response to calls from several semi-state entities for more leeway when determining the salaries of senior managers.
Simultaneously, as the summer holiday period is well underway, Pilita Clark questions why a number of individuals become ill precisely when they are able to release work-related stress. The issue may, in fact, be the individuals themselves.
In other news, two renowned hotels in North Dublin are entering the marketplace with an aggregate guide price of €70 million, reports Peter Flanagan. This move is attributed to the Ryan family’s retirement after five decades of managing the Grand Hotel in Malahide and 35 years at Sutton’s Royal Marine hotel.
Constantly shifting policies in areas of environment and energy pose a potential risk to a €14 billion export industry and the agriculture sector, as per the Agricultural Science Association. Barry O’Halloran delves into this issue.
One noteworthy development on the legal scene is the recent establishment of a new Dublin office by a law firm founded by the father of Bill Gates. Despite significant influx of international firms raising competitive standards for exceptional legal talent, K&L Gates’ local managing partner remains positive.
As the Summer Economic Statement zeroes in on Jack Chambers’ inaugural October budget, independent broadcasters have made a demand to the Government for state backing of €6.1 million to offset news and current affairs coverage costs.
In a commentary piece, Teresa Kelly-Oroz from Irish Life highlights the gender disparity in pensions as an even more serious issue in comparison to the gender pay gap. However, she points out that this issue is not receiving the corresponding attention it deserves. She blames the recent auto-enrolment legislation for squandering an opportunity to enhance women’s pension funds.