Companies are seeing an increasing range of benefits from employing graduates with neurodivergent challenges, says Peter Brabazon, CEO with Specialisterne Ireland, a not-for-profit specialist recruitment service. Neurodiversity views conditions such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia/DCD as a natural variance of the human brain rather than something to be cured. Specialisterne is working to reverse… Continue reading Neurodiversity makes teams more productive, says recruiter
Month: January 2022
Ten minutes with Ola Budak of Spearline
This article is sponsored by Spearline as part of the ‘10 Minutes With…’ series. How did you get started in the Technical Solution Architect Role? I have started in the Testing Support Team and then progressed to the Solution Architect role. Why did you choose to work with Spearline? I always had an interest in… Continue reading Ten minutes with Ola Budak of Spearline
Ten minutes with Corporal Richard Troy of Irish Defence Forces
This article is sponsored by The Irish Defence Forces as part of the ‘10 Minutes With…’ series. How did you get started in your role as a military recruiter? Initially, I served in the infantry for a number of years before starting in my current role. Through an internal job advertisement, I applied, then sat… Continue reading Ten minutes with Corporal Richard Troy of Irish Defence Forces
Ten minutes with Ross Shannon of &Open
This article is sponsored by &Open as part of the ‘10 Minutes With…’ series. How did you get started in software engineering? Ever since I was given my first Nintendo for Christmas, I’d always been drawn to computers. The interactivity of games, the fast feedback loop and feeling of progression has a lot in common… Continue reading Ten minutes with Ross Shannon of &Open
Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland
Here is a selection of people starting new roles with Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Retirement Planning Council of Ireland, Mainline Power, Dublin City University, HSBC Corporate Banking Ireland and The Noledge Group. John Hegarty, former provost and now fellow emeritus of Trinity College Dublin, has been appointed as the new chair of the council… Continue reading Business movers: People starting new jobs in Ireland
Good times for employees in 2022, but employers must weigh up costs of new worker protections
Employees can look forward to 2022 delivering them greater work flexibility, universal legal entitlement to sick pay, and a 30c national minimum wage rise to €10.50 per hour. On top of that, an update to the EU-led Protective Disclosure Act will give workplace whistleblowers a new legal shield. Volunteers, unpaid trainees, board members, shareholders and… Continue reading Good times for employees in 2022, but employers must weigh up costs of new worker protections
The office of tomorrow will balance spaciousness, connection and flexibility
If we are serious about human-centered collaboration it is time to move away from old layouts like cubicles or rows of desks.
What is the future of work?
Working from home or the office- it has to be fair for everyone involved and be redesigned to ensure optimum success for both the employee and the company, but what will that look like?