Concern as productivity falls at Irish firms Independent.ie Most Irish firms are seeing their productivity shrink, the National Competitiveness Council has warned. https://www.independent.ie/business/small-business/latest-news/concern-as-productivity-falls-at-irish-firms-37550273.html https://www.independent.ie/business/article37484025.ece/6a2a5/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-10-02_bus_44552814_I1.JPG Email Most Irish firms are seeing their productivity shrink, the National Competitiveness Council has warned. The council said good productivity performances from a small number of big companies, working in largely foreign-dominated sectors, is masking the underperformance of smaller companies which account for most of the employment in the State. It said the gap threatens smaller firms' competitiveness and means that "the large engine powered by a small number of multinational corporations will have to do more of the work to sustain the economy in the future," adding there was a lack of … [Read more...] about Concern as productivity falls at Irish firms
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