Image: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie Image: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie EMPLOYMENT EXPERTS HAVE said the jobs market will likely have a slow recovery, as the government this week told recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment they should be “genuinely seeking work”.
“People are comparing the current situation to 2019 – that was a bumper year and 2018 was a very active year too – but there was a sizeable shock this year so it’s a difficult comparison to make. “In relation to people looking for work and I know there are some sectors that haven’t opened up yet and hopefully the remainder of those will be allowed to open on 10 August,” the minister said.
He said mechanical and electrical engineering contractor hiring demands remain “unphased” by the Covid 19 pandemic, due to the large levels of construction, with no visible impacts on salaries or job losses. Related Reads 30.07.20 Department of Social Protection defends 'legal basis' for checks by social welfare inspectors at airports 28.07.20 'No clear legal basis' to remove PUP for those holidaying abroad, says legal advice group 28.07.20 'There is no agenda here': Taoiseach open to a review of PUP cases that were cut off due to travel
Jack Kennedy, economist for Indeed.com said according to the site’s own data, job posting is still 47% down on this time last year. In the hospitality sector, job posting are 80% down on last year’s trend.Kennedy said it is “clearly going to be very tough” for jobseekers to get work again in the short-term. For people who have been displaced from the worst-hit sectors, he said they may have to start thinking about transferable skills to apply to other sectors.