It’s been a long, hot summer for Ireland’s 2,500-plus restaurants. The hoped-for post-Covid bounce has failed to materialise for many. Instead, restaurants have found themselves struggling to cope with escalating energy bills, labour shortages and runaway food prices.
Apple is the latest company to struggle with the post-lockdown expectations of staff. According to the Financial Times, there is considerable resistance to a diktat that workers should come back to its Cupertino headquarters three days a week.
The new CEO of EML Payments met with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) regarding the firm’s commitment to closing out a remediation plan to address the watchdog’s concerns about its Irish subsidiary.
