Employment – Random Public Journal

September 1, 2016 - Thursday Jeggit Capitalism, Economy, Employment, Ireland, Law and Order, Politics, Society

Pennies from Apple: Tax Evasion and Irish Sweetheart Deals

Europe has smacked technology giant Apple with a whopping €13 billion tax bill, but rather than leaping at the money to address domestic issues like the highest level of homelessness since the Famine Ireland is trying to get Apple back to tax free trading.

We’re Gaining Nothing from Zero Hour Contracts

As is the case with most things of a distinctly neoliberal flavour offered to workers the sales pitch is always better than the bargain. The advent of zero hours has indeed resulted in higher productivity.