Employment Two thirds of Irish employees feel underpaid, new research indicatesNew research from IrishJobs indicates that 44 per cent of employees received a ‘modest’ pay rise in the last year
Work Remote working among women skyrockets 300% since 2016 Data outlined in a new CSO gender equality data base shows the growth in women working from home far outstrips that among men
Employment Right to request remote and flexible work comes into effectA new code of practice to guide employers and employees on requests for remote or flexible work has also been published
Sponsored Creating a hub network of excellence After launching in 2022, the strategy has enabled hubs to thrive around the county while fulfilling the needs of their local areas
Sponsored Thriving ecosystem sets up County Kildare for successKildare is making the most of its young population and booming economic profile with a hugely successful working hubs network
Employment 44% of workers in office full-time as employers expect hybrid working to stay in 202458 per cent of employers anticipate their flexible working options will remain unchanged this year
Comment Analysis: Letting staff work from home boosts revenue growth An analysis of 554 public companies found that flexible working conditions let to a 21 per cent sales increase
Remote Work Enforcing office attendance challenging across Europe, report findsA study by Littler has found that flexible and hybrid models are here to stay
Work Meet the digital nomads travelling by day and working by nightThe trend of longer work-leisure trips has accelerated as pent-up demand for international travel has boomed after years of restrictions
Big Read The great return: Big Tech firms wave goodbye to fully remote workingMultinationals are tightening up flexible work policies brought in during pandemic and asking employees to come back to the office more regularly
Commercial Property Five things we’ve learned from a new report on the Irish office market The BNP Paribas study points to conflicting trends and an overall drop in office leasing across Dublin
Remote Work Number of remote jobs available in Ireland nearly halved - LinkedInThe research by the business focused social platform found that only 10.5 per cent of roles on offer in Ireland were available as fully remote
Markets Why the ‘stretched valuation’ of commercial property should make us worryThere are now major question marks hanging over the supposed value of commercial property assets in Ireland – and the Central Bank has identified this as a threat to the health of the economy
Property Commercial property market faces €10 billion correctionCentral Bank warns of downturn as pension funds and retail investors brace for double-digit losses
Jobs Capella announces 30 new roles The Irish hybrid working provider will more than double its workforce in the next 18 months
Remote Work Tax incentives needed to grow remote work in Ireland, says expertPresident of Global Workplace Analytics Kate Lister argues we have a particular need for remote working, to keep people in their local communities
Markets Lorcan Allen’s Stock Take: Commercial property values hit by remote working and interest rate hikesDemand for office space has weakened sharply as firms reassess needs, with thousands of employees still working remotely
Employment 95% of Irish employees want four day work week – survey The number of workplaces that have either implemented or are trialling a four-day working week has dropped
Work 69% of Irish workers think they should be entitled to work remotelyEmployees are also extremely uncomfortable with the prospect of being monitored by webcams
Work Friday the least popular in-office day for Dublin workersA quarter of businesses said they expected their workspaces to be practically empty just before the weekend