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The Mid-East Regional Skills forum is one of several established by the Department of Further and Higher Education around the Republic to aid smaller businesses in training workers. Photograph: iStock

Businesses must boost workers’ skills to prepare for future – Government training body

May 14, 2021

Around 200 companies have signed up for a Mid-East Regional Skills Forum webinar

Paddy Ryder and Rob Muldowney of Covid Interns

Pandemic internships: ‘It’s not your typical student job in a fast food outlet’

Work
Olive Keogh
February 19, 2021

Covid Interns gives SMEs access to the tech skills and other talents of third-level students

Respondents reported high levels of support from their organisation and manager on returning to work. Photograph: iStock

3:35 Almost half of cancer patients say diagnosis hurt their career

Work
Colin Gleeson
February 16, 2021

Women, younger workers and the self-employed particularly affected, ESRI study finds

Economist Nicholas Bloom says that even when tech works, ‘people at home know they will miss out on crucial post-meeting huddles that only those in the office can have’.

4:34 Think that working from home is here to stay? Think again

Work
Pilita Clark
February 15, 2021

Pilita Clark: Research shows people at home are forgotten while office workers accumulate ‘managerial capital’

Tokyo Olympics chief, Yoshiro Mori, announces his resignation over his sexist remarks during an online meeting. Photograph: EPA

Money trumps principle even in defeat

Work
February 13, 2021

Resignations of senior figures unlikely to herald new age of accountability

Dave Stewart says the Irish community have an incredible work ethic, which works in their favour

The Malahide man who worked his way up and made his Malibu dream a reality

Work
Barbara McCarthy
February 12, 2021

Wild Geese: Dave Stewart is general manager at Little Beach House in LA

Work culture expert Mark McClain:‘Showing genuine concern can uncover issues that can steer the employee to the help they need’. Photograph: iStocks

The pandemic has shown up shortcomings in organisational culture

Work
Olive Keogh
February 12, 2021

Experts advise on how managers can build a better workplace culture in 2021

Given that US multinationals like Apple, Google and Facebook have headquartered their European operations in Ireland, any new big tech regulation could act as another tightrope for Irish policy-makers to navigate. Photograph: Getty Images

Irish economic planners will need to navigate a new international landscape

Work
Thomas Lawton
February 12, 2021

We face the prospect of developing a strategy that accounts for the EU’s ambition to affirm itself and Biden’s desire for multilateralism

Amazon should stop interfering with efforts by its workers to unionise, a group of investors in the company has said. Photographer: Thorsten Wagner/Bloomberg

Amazon investors warn against playing dirty on union vote

Technology
Dave Lee
February 10, 2021

Anti-union campaign has been waged through posters, text messages and compulsory meetings during working hours

Some high-income, high-net worth individuals are finding their tax residency arrangements upset by the pandemic. Photograph: iStock

Covid-19 tax headache awaits people stuck working overseas

Work
Colm Keena
February 9, 2021

Travel restrictions leave employees stranded abroad in ambiguous tax jurisdictions

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has just brought an end to the tiresome idea that female leaders are better in a crisis. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images

Women aren’t all superstar leaders in a crisis. So what?

Work
Pilita Clark
February 8, 2021

Female leaders should have the freedom to be as mediocre as any man

RAAP is entitled to its costs against the PPI and the State parties concerning the trial of the preliminary issues, the reference to the CJEU and the consequent hearings before him, the judge added.

Musicians group get court declarations over pay for broadcasting and performance

Work
Mary Carolan
February 5, 2021

RAAP to rely on declarations in full action against PPI and State

Isabella Rose Celeste Davey: ‘Danes really respect home life and switch off as soon as they get home.’ Photograph: Tine Bek

‘In Denmark, women can be leaders but also have the right to be mothers’

Work
Deirdre McQuillan
February 5, 2021

Wild Geese: Dubliner Isabella Davey plays key role in running Copenhagen Fashion Week

Ongoing development of a strong talent pipeline is very much linked to the diversity and inclusion culture within an organisation. File photograph: Getty

‘Covid has not helped the diversity agenda’

Work
Olive Keogh
February 5, 2021

Now is not the time to drop the ball on building a diverse workforce

While the concept of remote working suits certain workers and perhaps those of a certain age, it’s not ideal for many and not enjoyed by many. Photograph: Getty Images

Will the remote working trend last?

Work
February 3, 2021

The concept is very real in lockdown, but will it stick in a post-pandemic world?

“The ESRI have highlighted that, in 2020, males, Irish nationals, workers aged over 30, full-time employees and those in higher-paid occupations have a higher probability of working from home.” Photograph: iStock

3:34 Department officials warned bespoke credit might benefit higher-earning middle-aged males

Work
Ken Foxe
February 3, 2021

Department of Finance considered creating new tax credit for home workers

Wisconsin snow storm. When researchers combed through the biographies of 1,188 board members at the 100 largest US companies, they found just three directors had specific climate expertise. Photograph: John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP

4:40 Pilita Clark: Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent

Work
Pilita Clark
February 1, 2021

Boards talk the talk on climate and social inequality but don’t act

Shaun McGinley outside the Museum of the Future in Dubai

The Kerryman building for the future in Dubai

Work
Barbara McCarthy
January 29, 2021

Wild Geese: Engineer Shaun McGinley is working on one of world’s most futuristic buildings

Working from home has led to a rise in ‘presenteeism’, with people sending emails at night or early morning to give the impression they’re working outside core hours, says Clive Lewis of Globis Mediation. Photograph: Getty Images

6:13 Toxic work environment can still exist when working from home

Work
Olive Keogh
January 29, 2021

Expert’s advice to organisations that want to avoid becoming toxic is to tackle disputes quickly

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