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	<title>PPL Recruitment Agency</title>
	
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		<title>2012 Irish Tax Calculator</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 IRISH TAX CALCULATOR € Singly Assessed Jointly Assessed Gross Annual Salary ? € Annual Standard Rate Cut-Off ? € Annual Tax Credit ? € Taxable at 20% € 20% PAYE Tax (Gross) € Taxable at 41% € 41% PAYE &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/2012-irish-tax-calculator/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Holidays Calculator</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/irish-holidays-calculator/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/irish-holidays-calculator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRISH HOLIDAYS CALCULATOR @pplrecruitment Basic Hours Worked per Day? Hours Days Worked per Week ? Days Irish Public Holidays per Annum Days Average Hours Worked per Annum Hours Average Hours Worked per Month Hours Holidays Entitlements per Month Days Holiday &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/irish-holidays-calculator/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Pay Largesse</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/sick-pay-largesse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/sick-pay-largesse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In The Contract of Employment, I proposed that more attention should be focused on the fact that the contract of employment is a two-way relationship and that the onus should be as much on the Employee as the Employer to make &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/sick-pay-largesse/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>PPL Recruitment Agency</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/ppl-recruitment-agency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/ppl-recruitment-agency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ppl recruitment agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to PPL, a Recruitment Agency based in Dublin, Ireland. To start your journey with a bit of humour, if you have the time, take a moment to check out how some of our competitors are perceived in the jobs &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/ppl-recruitment-agency/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>CV Photo or Not?</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/cv-photo-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/cv-photo-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CV photo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hr profile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linkein]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An irate comment from one of our blog readers during the week in response to an earlier blog The Brilliant CV has prompted the next blog in the series. In response to &#8220;PHOTO - Include your best shot – what have you got &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/cv-photo-or-not/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>no baggage please…</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/no-baggage-please-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/no-baggage-please-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[denis o'brien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low cost flights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michael o'leary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recuitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ryanair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soutwest airlines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the late Tony Ryan ran a recruitment agency, it would probably have been the greatest recruitment agency of all time. The joint founder of Ryanair had incredible matching skills as evidenced by his ability to find key talent. GPA, &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/no-baggage-please-2/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>New Year Revolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/new-year-revolutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/new-year-revolutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[austerity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business in Ireland 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new year resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sport]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, now that all of those privilege days and school holidays are out-of-the-way, we are finally ready to knuckle down to the business of 2012, commencing in earnest this January 9th. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I always have a &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/new-year-revolutions/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Job Termination</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/job-termination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/job-termination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job termination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redundancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Because we spend so much of our waking hours at work, we have a huge emotional attachment to our chosen occupations. As long as we have the potential to learn at least one new thing every day, we will be excited &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/job-termination/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Redundancy Rebate Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/redundancy-rebate-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/redundancy-rebate-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redundancy rebate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Irish Govt must be expecting a lot of redundancies in 2012, judging by the fact that Budget 2012 has reduced the Redundancy rebate for Employers from 60% to 15%. As elucidated in last year&#8217;s blog titled Redundancy Madness, we questioned &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/redundancy-rebate-changes/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Workers Directive III</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive-iii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive-iii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#AWD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agency Workers Directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NRF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temporary workers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Recruitment Federation, the umbrella body for recruitment agencies in Ireland has for the past number of years flagged the potential turmoil that the AWD could bring to the temporary agency worker market in Ireland. The NRF has successfully convinced &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive-iii/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Workers Directive II</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#AWD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agency Workers Directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DETE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equal treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NERA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Because all Agency workers are private sector employees, the EU Agency Workers Directive as it stands only applies to public sector employees. Until such time as the Minister transposes the EU Directive into Irish Law, there will be no effect &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive-ii/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Workers Directive</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agency Workers Directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publice sector employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Bruton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temporary workers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday 5th December 2011 is the day when the EU Directive on temporary agency workers must be implemented into Irish law. The Directive is all about the entitlement of agency workers to equal treatment with all other employees, &#8220;employed&#8221; at &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/agency-workers-directive/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Croke Park Fiasco</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/croke-park-fiasco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/croke-park-fiasco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coke park agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[euro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public sector pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[troika]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Euroland implodes with the shock news that the Germans did not get their full bond offering away the other day, albeit at excellent 10 year rates of 1.98%, the Euro teeters on the brink. The experts argue (in hindsight) &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/croke-park-fiasco/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>CV Search+</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/cv-search/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/cv-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job-Seekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment agency]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Further to our earlier blog titled The Brilliant CV which outlined the basic requirements for a great CV, there are a couple of further useful observations which are worth sharing with all prospective candidates. Despite various arguments within the recruitment community &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/cv-search/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>United We Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/united-we-fall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/united-we-fall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redundancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The announcement on the 19th October 2011 that 950 jobs are to go at Aviva along with the distinct possibility that another 300 jobs will be outsourced in the near future, is the culmination of rumours that have been circulating &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/united-we-fall/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Work -v- Welfare</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/work-v-welfare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/work-v-welfare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job-Seekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social & Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WELFARE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=2140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the IMF again in town as happens every quarter these day, you are prompted to reflect on how things are going in this great little country of ours. It was heartening to see Manuel Barosso congratulating the Irish on &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/work-v-welfare/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Good Recruitment–&gt;Great Results</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/good-recruitment-great-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/good-recruitment-great-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arsenal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Man United]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[progression]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching Man United trash Arsenal 8-2 recently, you could not but admire the recruitment skill of the winners, who have once again moulded a group of highly skilled individual into a continually high-performing unit. ManU have continued to invest in &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/good-recruitment-great-results/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Agony &amp; The Ecstasy of being a Recruiter</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/the-agony-the-ecstasy-of-being-a-recruiter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/the-agony-the-ecstasy-of-being-a-recruiter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a Recruiter requires all of the following attributes in various measure &#8211; finding all of these qualities in one person would be the equivalent of winning the Lotto ! Excellent Communicator Supreme Patience Non-Bullying Capability Great Listener Skills of &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/the-agony-the-ecstasy-of-being-a-recruiter/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Another Brick in the Wall</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/another-brick-in-the-wall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Job-Seekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[applied maths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[computer science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dept of education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engineers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rory Quinn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[third-level]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=1980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow the points race will be over for all of the Third Level Education aspirants as the first round CAO offers are issued. For some it will bring great joy and for others heartbreaking disappointment as there will inevitably be &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/another-brick-in-the-wall/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The Contract of Employment</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/the-contract-of-employment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract of employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redundancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=1500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is so much mis-information out there about the &#8220;Contract of Employment&#8221;, that I feel frustratingly compelled to write this article to start a discussion on a greatly confused topic. The only legal &#8220;Contract of Employment&#8221; stipulation from the Irish Department &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/the-contract-of-employment/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Marketing Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/digital-marketing-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bebo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=1943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kids nowadays are brilliant. They have developed so many computer skills by the time they leave school that they are potentially invaluable to employers. Problem is, not a lot of people realize that. Confidence is an essential companion for &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/digital-marketing-kids/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Your Pension Pot</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/your-pension-pot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money & Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMRF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old age pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=1658</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Given the fact that the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) effectively no longer exists (It was at circa €23bn before the bank bailout) , there now exists a serious problem about the affordability of the Old Age Pension. Already the entitlement age &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/your-pension-pot/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Nightmare on Career Street</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/career-choice-nightmare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Job-Seekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career guidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future choices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaving cert]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=1685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An e-mail just received from my nephew, seeking career advice, has reminded me that it’s that time of the year again when most 18 year-olds are agonizing over what they would like to do with the rest of their lives. Whatever &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/career-choice-nightmare/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Privilege &amp; Sick Days</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/privilege-sick-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[croke park agreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exchequer savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privilege days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sickies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sickness days]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=1662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent controversy over the public service arbitration panel decision to refuse to abolish two privilege days which date back to the time when the British ruled Ireland has once again drawn attention to the incredible resistance of the public sector &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/privilege-sick-days/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Productivity is Key</title>
		<link>http://www.ppl.ie/blog/productivity-is-key/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ger McInerney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value for money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ppl.ie/blog/?p=1649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the eternal Value-for-Money drive throughout all aspects of our lives at present, we must find ways of achieving more for less. Because salaries in Ireland have dropped 8 to 15% on average over the last couple of years, we are &#8230;<div class="read_more"><a href="http://www.ppl.ie/blog/productivity-is-key/">read more</a></div>]]></description>
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