Workday confident housing issues won’t deter talent

Workday expects to be able to fill the 1,000 new roles it announced on Monday despite concerns over the housing market in Dublin

IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Chano Fernandez, co-chief executive at Workday pictured at Monday’s announcement.

Chano Fernandez, co-chief executive at Workday, told the Business Post that he is confident the government’s housing policy will aid his business in attracting tech talent to Ireland.

“We’ve been in discussions with the Taoiseach already about it. I like the plans the government has around building new houses. They have great plans for increasing accommodation and transport in this area. We’re excited that we can make this happen,” Fernandez said.

“People want support around ...