The Indo leads with news of a shift in the property market, while the Guardian reports that world leaders have pledged to clamp down on pollution, embrace sustainable economic systems and eliminate the dumping of plastic waste in oceans by the middle of the century. In the same paper, and sticking with the environment, there's a report on how industrial farming has contributed to Ireland’s water crisis.
The Business Post reports that Congress has warned that emergency pandemic pay reductions should have been agreed with employees and cases could end up in court. Laura Bambrick, Ictu‘s head of social policy, said that employers who applied pay cuts as an emergency measure during the early phases of the pandemic without the full consent of their employees could face cases in front of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and potentially in the civil courts. The Post story is behind a paywall but the full text is available on request (just drop me a line).
Last week the Seanad debated the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020, which, it is hoped, will help to improve the current process of appeals for felling licences and clear the current backlog of appeals. The debate transcript is available here.
Your Zen this morning marks the release of the Pillow Queens' album In Waiting. The album, by the Donaghmede four piece, has been met with rave reviews. The NME says the album "takes you right to the heart of modern Ireland." Here's a track, holy show.
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