Category: Post-Pandemic Work Trends

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One in four millennials have left their roles this year due to burnout

One in four millennials have left their company so far this year due to burnout, according to a Deloitte Ireland survey released on Wednesday. The results also showed 40% of millennials and 56% of Gen Z workers are planning to quit their jobs and search for new roles within the next two years. The survey… Continue reading One in four millennials have left their roles this year due to burnout

Only one-fifth of Irish job postings offer ability to work from home

More than four-fifths of job postings on LinkedIn do not offer candidates the ability to work from home, according to figures in IDA Ireland’s latest Labour Market Pulse report. Almost one-fifth of Irish job postings offer more flexible work arrangements, which is the highest level among seven countries, including Britain and Germany, compared by LinkedIn.… Continue reading Only one-fifth of Irish job postings offer ability to work from home

Live Register figures rise by 4.1% in June

The number of people on the Live Register increased by 4.1% to 184,600 last month, figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today show. The unadjusted Live Register total stood at 186,819 for June 2022. Approximately 52% of the total number of people on the live register in June were male, while 22.5% were… Continue reading Live Register figures rise by 4.1% in June

We need to get a handle on job insecurity and stress

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a momentous challenge to businesses, workers and communities. It has intensified existing trends around globalisation, technological advance, changing economic structures, demographic change and gender equality, as well as calling into question the very way work is done. Despite the changing times we live in, creating and maintaining high-quality jobs remains… Continue reading We need to get a handle on job insecurity and stress

Bad working from home habits are causing problems in the office

Felix the cat may not have objected to scruffy attire or a nasty whiff of body odour when his owners were working from home, but lapses in personal hygiene and failure to observe the basic office dress code are not going down well in the post-pandemic workplace. These are not the first behavioural hiccups to… Continue reading Bad working from home habits are causing problems in the office

Unemployment falls to 4.7% as labour market tightens

The Republic’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 per cent in May, a rate not seen since before the pandemic, as the labour market continues to tighten. The headline rate was down from 4.8 per cent in April and down from 6.9 per cent in May of last year. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO),… Continue reading Unemployment falls to 4.7% as labour market tightens

Irish ecommerce company eDesk to create 150 jobs

From left: Ross Keating, vice president of sales for eDesk; Courtney Graham, vice president of customer success; Mats Forsgren, vice president of operations; Dermot O’Connor, chief executive. Ecommerce support platform eDesk is to create 150 jobs in the next 18 months as it plans further expansion in the US and Europe, the Middle East and… Continue reading Irish ecommerce company eDesk to create 150 jobs

The hidden downsides of freelancing

The job market is a pretty active place these days. With unemployment low and many businesses opening up to new and unconventional ways of doing business, the world of work is abuzz with the idea that it’s a worker’s market. Skilled freelancing (that is, services such as programming and marketing rather than Uber driving) is… Continue reading The hidden downsides of freelancing