Tech skills gap needs a holistic approach, says Accenture Ireland bossAlastair Blair said that lifelong learning needs to be prioritised, along with interdisciplinary skills and investing in training
Environmental impact of DSPCA’s crypto fundraising questioned by campaignersThe animal charity has launched the NwooFT project, which uses non-fungible tokens
Metaverse and global scarcity among top considerations for businesses in 2022Accenture Interactive’s Fjord Trends report seeks to outline the most significant trends in technology that businesses will have to reckon with in the coming year
This Working Life: Creating a culture of belonging in the new workplace HR staff should aim to leverage the changes of the past year to create a new and improved way of working in which employees and organisations can thrive
Accenture tells moderators it will ‘examine how best to care for all of you’Eight former employees of the professional services company who worked at Facebook are taking Accenture to court over alleged mental health issues suffered after viewing violent or graphic material
Sound idea helps Rothco scoop Cannes awardA creative director’s chat with his sibling about speech therapy resulted in the Dublin ad agency claiming the top prize at the 2021 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity
Companies have adopted shorter-term planning since pandemic, survey findsWhere previously businesses would have planned their investments five to ten years ahead, many are now only looking at the next three years, Accenture says
TikTok lures hundreds of Facebook and Google contractors to new Dublin officeHigher salaries and staff jobs have attracted content moderators and executives to Chinese social media giant’s Irish office
Just over a quarter of workers believe they have skills for future jobsLack of investment in training raises questions over flexibility and capacity of Ireland’s workforce, Accenture warns after survey results
How to manage: firms that care for staff fare betterResearch shows that workers who feel supported and secure are more productive and more likely to perform to their full potential
Facebook moderators required to acknowledge risk of PTSDDocument requires staff to sign disclosure that they understand the content they will be reviewing ‘may be disturbing’ and ‘may impact’ mental health