TikTok staff fear for job prospects with layoffs sweeping tech sector
Irish-based staff facing redundancy at TikTok are increasingly fearful over their future job prospects as swingeing layoffs sweep the tech sector, the Business Post has learned.
US software firm culling Irish IT team and sending jobs overseas
Sedgwick, the US insurance software business, is culling its Irish IT team and moving the function to an outsourced provider located overseas.
Loss of up to 300 Irish jobs at TikTok will have ‘knock-on impact’ on user safety, warns union
Some 300 jobs are currently at risk at TikTok’s European hub in Dublin
Meta outsourcing firm Covalen clamps down on staff leaks
An Irish outsourcing firm that provides trust and safety staff to Meta has clamped down on mobile phone use amid concerns over the leaking of confidential company information.
TikTok’s Irish job cuts will weaken users’ safety, union claims
TikTok’s plans to lay off hundreds of Irish-based staff will result in the loss of trust and safety experts, and “weakens safety for users anywhere in the world”, a workers’ alliance has claimed.
More Meta cutbacks hit Ireland as contractor Concentrix wipes out roles
A US-listed outsourcing business has become the latest firm to launch a redundancy programme for Irish-based staff employed as contractors for Meta…
Sinn Féin’s Johnny Guirke Says Workers Fear TikTok “Box-Ticking” Consultations…
Sinn Féin’s workers’ rights spokesperson Johnny Guirke has said workers are alarmed by TikTok’s proposed restructuring….
Unions call on Government to protect tech workers
Unions have called on the Government to use its EU presidency to introduce greater protections for workers following a wave of job losses in the tech sector.
Union Blows Whistle On ‘Big Techs’ EU Presidency Ambitions Impacting Workers
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) says workers must not pay the cost for “Big Techs” ambitions for Ireland’s EU Presidency.
CWU Members Encouraged to Support Public Procurement Rally
The CWU is encouraging members to support the Public Procurement Rally being organised by UNI Europa, with the support of CWU an
Canaries in the coal mine? How AI could reshape work in Ireland
In recent weeks there has been a proliferation of announcements and statements linked to the future of work and the impact of artificial intelligence on the labour force and wider economy.
Irish tech workers at Meta and Covalen can turn to unions to help fight AI replacement
Unionisation has helped workers deal with the challenges of automation and industrialisation before. It’ll work better than slick videos and funny protest songs, says Darragh Golden
‘We’re Just Getting the Crumbs Here’: Contractors Protest Layoffs at Meta’s European Headquarters
Soon-to-be-laid-off Meta contractors say they’re being treated differently than Mark Zuckerberg’s full-time employees, who stand to receive more generous severance packages.
Covalen workers protest at Meta’s HQ in Dublin
Workers at outsourcing firm Covalen, who are members of the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU), have staged a protest at the Dublin headquarters of Meta.
Workers to protest outside Meta and Covalen offices over job losses
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) is organising Friday’s protest, which will take place at Meta’s Dublin HQ and Covalen’s Haddington Road office.
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