Remote working is here to stay and has whole new language about ‘hidden hybrid’ and ‘mouse jiggling’
Reports of the death of remote working are ‘greatly exaggerated’, says ICTU with numbers of those ‘remarkably high, this far out of lockdown’
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Industry professionals outline the key pressure points from a year in which remote working tensions featured strongly
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You might need to brush your hair to go ‘camera on’, but showing your face can forge trust. Author Andrew Brodsky on what he’s learned about digital communication
Working from home: can I claim relief if my name is not on the utility bills?
Remote working relief is now the third-most-commonly claimed despite the modest sums on offer
The baffling working from home puzzle. Something doesn’t make sense
Businesses are tightening hybrid work rules but homeworking levels have so far barely budged
Working from home: your rights on remote working, flexible working and work-life balance
There is no right to remote work, but a request must be considered by an employer
Number of fully remote job ads shrinks again
Data shows proportion of fully remote vacancies close to its lowest level since 2019
Civil servants to keep existing remote working arrangements pending talks process with unions
Taoiseach says there is a ‘balance to be struck’ on office attendance in Civil Service
Civil Service remote working: how often do you work in the office? Have you been asked to come in more frequently?
Fórsa says Department of Social Protection staff and some staff in Department of Finance have been instructed to increase number of office workdays
Ireland joins global row-back on working-from-home arrangements
The last government introduced legislation on remote and flexible working, but attempts are under way to get staff into the office
From KPMG to Bank of Ireland, where do major employers currently stand on working from home?
Where do companies stand on working from home five years after the pandemic began?
Alison Curtis: ‘To pay for my wedding and a down payment on a house, I used funds I inherited as a teen when my parents passed’
Me & My Money: Alison Curtis hosts Weekend Breakfast on Today FM
Office attendance will affect year-end bonus for executives at top bank
Almost five years since Covid-19 pandemic, move seen as latest sign of hybrid working rethink in financial services industry
WRC ruling is final nail in coffin of the right to remote working
Workers left to balance home and family life, along with the costs, by themselves
‘I told him I can only work Irish school hours’: Fighting for work-life balance in Ireland’s tech sector
Frederic Meyer’s bosses in a US multinational could not let him set an example, so he left
‘I am back in the workplace full-time and it is unbearable. Managers have become mistrustful’
Tell Me About It: ‘I never thought I’d be a person who would work just for the money and it feels against my principles’
Half of Irish employees would not accept job without hybrid working option, survey finds
Many workers would accept lower salaries if fully remote role was on offer
Almost 50% of Dublin companies believe working from home makes no difference to productivity
Businesses flag traffic congestion and housing as key issues, with focus on Greater Dublin area
Company demand that employee attend office once a month was reasonable, tribunal rules
In second ever case under ‘work life balance’ law, Centric Mental Health employee demanded his fully remote contract be honoured
My role has returned to hybrid working: is it discriminatory if some colleagues get more flexibility?
What is the advice regarding requests for bespoke work-from-home arrangements?
Remote working: ‘Surely the company won’t force my team back into the office if they suspect we might all quit?’
We ask experts in all aspects of workplace engagement for their views and solutions on issues resulting in conflict or stress for employees
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Working from home is not the enemy
Demands for workers to return full time have a rose tinted view of in-person work
How would you feel if asked to return to the office five days a week?
Amazon is asking corporate staff to return to the office five days a week from January
‘If you don’t swipe in, you won’t be promoted.’ Remote working is still a battleground
Remote working has revolutionised our working lives, but is still being thrashed out in many workplaces
Your work questions answered: On meds for life, I must work from home. I feel stuck - and it’s getting me down
A series where we ask experts in all aspects of workplace engagement to give us their views and solutions on issues driving conflict or upset for employees
Dublin city ‘nano-bakery’ Breadman Walking to close after enforcement action
Home kitchen facility which supplied Dublin 8 community with focaccia and sourdough to shut after Dublin City Council planning inquiry
Do you have work-related queries? From tricky bosses to hybrid working, ask the experts
Experts in HR, employment law, career progression and personal finance will offer a view on your work queries
My company is clamping down on working from home. Can I reject this change?
A series where we ask experts in all aspects of workplace engagement to give us their views and solutions on issues driving conflict or upset for employees
The new normal of office life
As working from home persists, companies are rethinking the role of office space
The productivity hack that really does boost careers
Physical stamina is an oddly overlooked superpower in modern working life
Quintessential country estate on almost 30 acres in Wexford for €1.75m
Restored Georgian pile and coach house with a heated swimming pool and games room
Stylishly designed two-bed on pretty Georgian terrace in Rathmines for €950,000
Recently renovated home with attic room on Bessborough Parade comes with a beautiful bathroom
‘A place in the country’: Getaway where Colm Tóibín and Maeve Binchy were entertained on the market for €435,000
Laois home of late Irish Times literary editor Caroline Walsh and writer and professor James Ryan
Converted Wicklow railway store featured on Home of the Year for €750,000
Bright Tinahely four-bed on half a hectare is surrounded by woodlands and blooming fields
Your work questions answered: Can I secure a remote working arrangement with one office visit per month?
A reader wants a bespoke arrangement to come to the office less than the stipulated minimum of two days a week
Civil Service union condemns narrative that leaving work on time is ‘quietly quitting’
Almost a third of the membership generally said the demands involved were unsustainable with 40 per cent saying issues were arising because of understaffing
Contemporary finish allows period features to shine on elegant D4 road, for €1.7m
Recently updated four-bedroom home on Ballsbridge terrace is walking distance from the city centre
Substantial Bray house formerly home to writers and poets for €1.175m
Sheridan Le Fanu and Lennox Robinson once lived at this six-bedroom period house overlooking the promenade
Extended and transformed 1950s home in Castlebar for €495,000
Old meets new in this light-filled contemporary bungalow
New Cairn-built three- and four-bed homes near Kilkenny city from €345,000
Twenty-four A-rated homes come to market in initial launch at Nyne Park
Victorian pile in Virginia with private lake, tennis court and indoor pool for €1.8m
The Grange, a beautiful five-bedroom Victorian pile on six acres in Virginia, Co Cavan, includes a private lake, tennis court and indoor pool for €1.8m
Big disconnect between employers and staff on hybrid work, report finds
Some 92% of workers in Ireland expressed a strong preference for continuing in a hybrid or remote work model
Remote working Q&A: How do I apply and what are my rights?
Long-awaited WRC code of practice sets out a right to request remote working but not a guaranteed right to have your application granted
Compensation set for workers whose remote working requests are not reasonably considered
New code of conduct for employers sets out basis for considering requests for flexible and remote working
It seems much of what we think we know about working from home is wrong
Lower wage growth and higher productivity might be why bosses like remote working more than we think
Commuting is back: ‘When you’re leaving at 7am and coming home at 7pm, you’re missing your kids growing up’
Many workers are once again facing unavoidable long commutes to the office as remote working fades, with the unaffordable cost of living and housing prices keeping them priced out of Dublin
Remote and hybrid working key factors in employment choices
Survey finds Tuesday is most popular day for coming into the office and most popular hybrid model involves two days a week onsite and three days remote working
Generous home with stables and paddocks for €695,000 in Co Wexford
The substantial 5,306sq ft five-bedroom house lies on over five acres with equestrian facilities
Will the four-day working week ever take off? An employer and a business group give their verdicts
A shorter working week benefits workers and the environment alike, but seems unsuited to certain sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing and some professions
Dublin office market is in a downswing but it’s unlikely to be deep or long-lasting
Tech sector slowdown and remote working will push Dublin’s office vacancy rate to about 15.5% later this year
Why companies fall down on their wellness programmes for employees
When staff at the Irish arm of the Swiss pharma company Novartis were asked for feedback on wellness initiatives, health screening was high on the list
Two-thirds of CEOs think staff will return to office five days a week, global survey finds
Most company leaders also believe pay and promotions could become linked to workplace attendance
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