Work

More flexibility has improved work-life balance for many since the pandemic began

Making a decision to give up work should be more than just a matter of crunching the impact of tax and childcare costs

Irish participation in lifelong learning lags far behind top EU performers

Companies are training young recruits whose education and job starts were disrupted by pandemic lockdowns to help them adapt to the alien pressures of office life

A company’s true values - ‘what happens when nobody is watching’ - is a deciding factor for many potential employees

Wild Geese: Elaine Martin, Billericay, Essex

Successful early trials are encouraging, but industry sceptics still argue it will be impossible to roll out across all sectors and companies

Under proposed new laws, workers will have a stronger hand, and greater emphasis will be put on employers’ obligations

Rapid advances in technology should be a major consideration in how to best provide a transparent, consistent and socially just society

Government plans to put auto-enrolment pension scheme in place to help diffuse pensions time bomb

Few people enjoy networking, but working the room graciously is an art that can be learned

Irish workforce becoming more diverse but relative lack of data making accurate assessment of issues like Traveller underrepresentation a challenge

Wild Geese: Terry Kane has gone from a kettle factory in Co Down to a job with Meta in Dubai

Nation lags behind the rest of the developed world in ensuring compliance with regulations

Wild Geese: Michael Moloney’s career combines science and policy and has brought him to Washington DC

Some 100 women contact employment law firm every month about pregnancy-related discrimination, Seán Ormonde tells webinar

Labour shortages and demographic pressures fuel competition for skilled people

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Jacinta Tobin has lived in California for 20 years and is on Silicon Valley’s list of the top 50 women in tech

Wild Geese: Marion Walsh-Hédouin, Bangkok

A country famous for temporary jobs is experimenting with new types of contract to boost permanent employment

Tell Me About It: I worry I will always lag behind her now, and she criticises me often

Work trends popular on social media aren’t always reflected in the real-life workplace

Carlow native Isla Gordon stumbled on a new career, and more besides, in the vineyards of New Zealand before settling in France

Companies face ‘upset’ employees who are learning what new recruits will earn

Extended breastfeeding entitlement and the right to request remote work also among measures in Work Life Balance bill

Cost-cutting has left workers drowning in ‘self-service’ admin tasks — but AI might come to the rescue

Crowleys DFK believes the return on the range of services it provides to staff has been clear

Man awarded €1,320 in compensation from group operating Gino’s Gelato outlet

Pilita Clark: Hybrid working helps keep staff and lowers office costs – but some pushback will continue

Alice Reiner, a director at MSD, moved to Switzerland in 2020 with her husband and daughter

Hotdesking undermines the reasons people were brought back to the office: to boost collaboration and innovation and help newbies learn

Minister reported to be considering scope of rules that include requirement for employers to make pay scales for vacant jobs known in advance

Wild Geese: Shane Minogue, Auckland

Holding a grudge is essential to surviving the humiliations of office life

Increases expected to be more modest in 2023 but failure to negotiate will generally see you underpaid

Dispute between Unite and Cargotec centres on transfer of about 40 workers to another company

A workplace divided by dozens of febrile WhatsApp group discussions is not necessarily a happy one

New paper shows labour market churn caused by pandemic lockdowns

Mark Dalton has made Sydney his home — a city that is ideal for his wife and two young children