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
Category: Working from Home
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
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
Managers struggling with challenges of hybrid and remote working
Hybrid working is a bit like the emperor’s new clothes. It’s been so widely hyped that those who are not 100 per cent in favour have been reluctant to voice dissent. Scratch the surface, however, and there is a whole cohort of managers under pressure because their organisations are still on such a massive remote… Continue reading Managers struggling with challenges of hybrid and remote working
Legal expert’s answers to key questions on returning to office
Shared input from employers and employees will be critical to any successful hybrid work model, advises Deirdre Malone, associate partner and head of employment law, EY Law Ireland. She says employers are seeking advice on the legislation, old and new, which governs the choices many employers are currently already making. Can employers go into an… Continue reading Legal expert’s answers to key questions on returning to office
Burnout: Recognising the signs is the first step on your path to wellness
Burnout can leave people feeling exhausted or, more seriously, it can leave a person unable to deal with daily life demands, hence the importance of knowing what the early signs of burnout are and what can be done to relieve it.
Tips on how to deal with stress of working from home
Working from home, the stresses it can cause, and what can help to relieve it.
Remote but not isolated: there are pros and cons when working from home
Working from home can be ideal but meeting your team in person is ‘extremely beneficial’
Return to work issues must be reviewed by all parties, urges legal expert
Employers need to consider potential employee relations and discrimination issues in how they handle any staff requests to continue working from home, says a leading employment law expert. Linda Hynes, partner at Lewis Silkin Ireland, advises employers to review existing laws around workplace issues, while awaiting new legislation that will bring greater clarity around the… Continue reading Return to work issues must be reviewed by all parties, urges legal expert