Remote Working

Clocking out: Why Gen Z are saying no to management roles

‘Conscious unbossing’ is the new buzz phrase in Gen Z-based employment, but is it just individualism repackaged?

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

Dublin now second most expensive place in Europe to live - survey

London is the only big city where it is more expensive for so-called digital nomads to set up shop

Employees love the flexibility of hybrid working but it could prove costly in the long run

Real collaboration and innovation occurs face to face, with a freer flow of ideas and discussion than virtual encounters

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?

The days of remote working start to look increasingly numbered for Ireland’s workers

Ireland’s problem has always been trying to reconcile our affinity for the European social model with our dependence on US multinationals to help pay for it

Has Irish house price inflation peaked?

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Employers who force staff back to office are dinosaurs, says expert who coined ‘presenteeism’

Imposing strict requirements on staff to be in the office risks driving away talented workers, argues Cary Cooper

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

London slower to return to office than New York and Paris

Employers in UK capital should subsidise transport to entice staff back, report on global cities suggests

‘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

Working from the beach: will Starbucks’ new remote boss set a trend?

Brian Niccol’s base in California divides opinion among workplace experts

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

Dublin office market to experience further boost in activity by year-end

Second quarter witnessed several large commercial property deals

Four-day week easier than hybrid working, Atom Bank chief says

UK digital bank has experienced lower staff attrition and sickness since making change in 2021

Irish workers would turn down a job offer if remote working was not possible

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Half of Irish workers would refuse job offers with no option to work from home, research finds

Study suggests hybrid working is more important to employees in Republic than their global counterparts

Interruptions undermine workplace focus and productivity

Constant emails, meetings, texts and in-office messaging channels are problematic as they increase the mental stress load

Remote working creating ‘dead zones’ in cities, NY governor tells Irish economic summit

Parts of downtown Manhattan have lost vibrancy due to remote work and overpriced housing, Kathy Hochul says

New wave of ‘techno isolation’ among remote workers who spend days working alone

Just because technology is available doesn’t mean it should always be used and finding the balance between efficiency and engagement is up to employers

Quiet quitting: You always had workers who did 9-5 but it’s a creeping malaise, employers say

Post-pandemic surge in the practice suggest employers need to review the balance between the extra mile they ask of staff and the support they offer

Deloitte reverses Covid cuts by expanding office space in London

Increasing attendance by staff in the office leads to decision on taking on new space

Want to work from home? Here are the rules governing your employer’s reaction

Hybrid is the future - US research found average workers come in 2.6 days a week, while it is unlikely everyone will ever return for the full five

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

‘I felt it didn’t make sense to pay more for a property in Ballina than in Rotterdam’

When architect Kevin Loftus returned to Mayo to work remotely, he was shocked by the high rents

Will prime offices remain immune from the commercial property downturn?

Top quality buildings have continued to attract new tenants so far, but there are questions as to whether that will continue

Working from home isn’t hurting companies

A new study shows return to office rules more common in poor performing companies

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

‘It’s as important as salary at the moment’: How WFH Fridays have killed the five-day office week

Irish companies are getting staff back to offices midweek but letting people work from home on Fridays

Is working from home as productive as it’s cracked up to be?

Data about enhanced productivity when working remotely is mixed and depends on context, type of work and the individual

Dublin office take-up slumps 63% in 12 months

Vacancy rates to peak around 16% next year but level of oversupply remains limited, says BNP Paribas Real Estate

Friday working from home grows again as employers focus on Thursday in office

Office crowd ‘gone now on a Friday’ for city centre pubs as city centre adapts

AI’s role in job hiring: companies should learn lessons from the messy transition to hybrid and remote working

Roughly half of companies using AI are not yet monitoring or evaluating its performance in hiring, software expert warns

Rates of remote working in Northern Ireland trail far behind those in the Republic, report says

Despite obvious contributory factors, scale of difference in working from home still came as surprise to authors

Tell us what you think: Lack of meeting rooms and collaboration spaces - are offices fit for modern working?

Hybrid work means a lot of unused desk taking up space. What changes would you like to see?

Final shape of hybrid office work slowly coming into focus

Cliff Taylor: Mondays and Fridays are by far the most common days to work from home

Employers and staff seek truce on office working

While some companies are tightening mandates on working from home, more are moving to flexible models

Pádraig O’Moráin: Hybrid working meets our need for belonging and independence - while getting the job done

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