Cautious adjustment in a context of economic collapse: The public sector in the Irish crises

O’Connell, Philip J.

doi:10.4337/9781781955352.00014

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“…The Irish economy moved into a deep and prolonged recession in 2008, following two decades of rapid growth. The crisis was multi-dimensional, entailing the bursting of a property bubble; a banking collapse; contraction in economic activity; state fiscal crisis; and mass unemployment (O'Connell, 2013). Total employment fell by 13 per cent between the end of 2007 and 2011, but it fell by 21 per cent among non-Irish nationals.…”

Section: Changing Migration Patterns and Ireland's Boom And Bustmentioning

confidence: 99%

Discrimination in the labour market: nationality, ethnicity and the recession

Kingston

McGinnity

O’Connell

2015

Work, Employment and Society

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Previous research shows that immigrants, in common with other groups that suffer disadvantage in the labour market, are more vulnerable during recession. However, little research has focused on the impact of the Great Recession on work-related discrimination. We examine the extent to which discrimination varies across different national-ethnic groups in Ireland, and whether discrimination increased between 2004, during an economic boom, and 2010, in the midst of a severe recession. Our analysis draws on two large-scale nationally representative surveys on the experience of labour market discrimination. We find that overall non-Irish nationals do experience higher rates of work-based discrimination and that there is substantial variation in discrimination across national-ethnic groups. However we find no evidence to suggest that selfreported discrimination increased during the recession.

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Section: Changing Migration Patterns and Ireland's Boom And Bustmentioning

confidence: 99%

Discrimination in the labour market: nationality, ethnicity and the recession

Kingston

McGinnity

O’Connell

2015

Work, Employment and Society

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“…This contrasts with the findings on perceived ability to continue working in the same/similar job outlined in Chapter 2, where those in public administration were more positive. This suggests that the early exits in public administration may be related to choice rather than constraint, and facilitated by more generous pensions in the public sector and the incentivised early retirement schemes introduced in response to the fiscal crisis (O'Connell, 2013).…”

Section: Retention Rates By Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

The ageing workforce in Ireland: Working conditions, health and extending working lives

Privalko¹,

Russell²,

Maître³

2019

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The mission of the Economic and Social Research Institute is to advance evidencebased policymaking that supports economic sustainability and social progress in Ireland. ESRI researchers apply the highest standards of academic excellence to challenges facing policymakers, focusing on 12 areas of critical importance to 21st century Ireland.The Institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior civil servants led by Dr T.K. Whitaker, who identified the need for independent and in-depth research analysis to provide a robust evidence base for policymaking in Ireland.Since then, the Institute has remained committed to independent research and its work is free of any expressed ideology or political position. The Institute publishes all research reaching the appropriate academic standard, irrespective of its findings or who funds the research.The quality of its research output is guaranteed by a rigorous peer review process. ESRI researchers are experts in their fields and are committed to producing work that meets the highest academic standards and practices.The work of the Institute is disseminated widely in books, journal articles and reports. ESRI publications are available to download, free of charge, from its website. Additionally, ESRI staff communicate research findings at regular conferences and seminars.The ESRI is a company limited by guarantee, answerable to its members and governed by a Council, comprising 14 members who represent a cross-section of ESRI members from academia, civil services, state agencies, businesses and civil society. The Institute receives an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to support the scientific and public interest elements of the Institute's activities; the grant accounted for an average of 30 per cent of the Institute's income over the lifetime of the last Research Strategy. The remaining funding comes from research programmes supported by government departments and agencies, public bodies and competitive research programmes.Further information is available at www.esri.ie.

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“…Caps were also placed on maximum amounts of public sector pay and the salary of the Taoiseach (prime minister) reduced. There has been a differentiation between the impact on insiders and outsiders, and in December 2010 it was announced that new entrants to public services would be recruited onto pay scales 10 percent below those of incumbents (O’Connell, 2013; Stewart, 2011).…”

Section: Paybill Reductions: Pay Pensions and Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Employment reductions follow a period when UK public sector employment increased by around 15 percent over the decade up to 2009 and in Ireland the expansion was closer to 30 percent (Bach and Kessler, 2012; O’Connell, 2013). The current UK reductions, however, are unprecedented in their severity.…”

Section: Paybill Reductions: Pay Pensions and Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public service employment restructuring in the crisis in the UK and Ireland: Social partnership in retreat

Bach

Stroleny

2013

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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The crisis has had major consequences for public service employment relations in the liberal market economies of the UK and Ireland. However, variations in the process of fiscal consolidation reflect different legacies of social partnership, prior patterns of public management reform and different relationships to the eurozone. The measures adopted nevertheless reflect a similar concern to decrease public sector employment, worsen pay and conditions and increase work effort. Despite the deterioration of terms and conditions of employment, industrial action has been muted, reflecting the severe weakness of trade unions. Both cases illustrate that governments have become less concerned to gain trade union support to push through austerity measures.

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Cautious adjustment in a context of economic collapse: The public sector in the Irish crises

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Discrimination in the labour market: nationality, ethnicity and the recession

Discrimination in the labour market: nationality, ethnicity and the recession

The ageing workforce in Ireland: Working conditions, health and extending working lives

Public service employment restructuring in the crisis in the UK and Ireland: Social partnership in retreat

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