The Cabinet will consider a proposal today that Ireland makes a financial contribution of €1.5m, rather than admitting more people seeking international protection, in order to comply with the commitments of a European solidarity agreement.

IHREC’s Sinéad Gibney says the dual standard in how we treat refugees must end in this morning’s Times.

SIPTU is to seek a €2 an hour increase for workers in early years education at pay talks that are due to begin today.

One-fifth of Irish workers are currently using Artificial Intelligence  tools in their jobs, according to a new study. Read more on that here. 

More than half of workers believe their senior managers are out of touch with the views of their staff, that’s according to the latest Global Work Trend Index from Microsoft.

And finally, consumers are set to benefit from some decreases in the cost of groceries from this morning, following an announcement by Tesco Ireland it will cut prices on more than 700 products. It follows a sustained period of grocery price inflation which has seen prices across the board rise by more than 16%.

Zen

Tears for Fears are the bringers of zen this morning, as Everybody Wants to Rule the World marks its 38th birthday this week. 

Have a good day folks.