<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/feed-business-work/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:50:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of graduates feel they’re falling behind professionally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/10/majority-of-graduates-feel-theyre-falling-behind-professionally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/10/majority-of-graduates-feel-theyre-falling-behind-professionally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bord Bia report says most find it ‘impossible to get experience without a job, and impossible to get a job without experience’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:49:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IU5WDK73JRFHTIZ4DPUWXWQV5Y.jpg?auth=20b16004ae8f8a37db88ddc39b372c8d80786e970111fd663edd4d7772e00584&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A majority of graduates entering the Irish workforce find themselves in a so-called entry-level paradox. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Stressed business woman working from home on laptop looking worried, tired and overwhelmed.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nensuria</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons for a happy retirement from a year interviewing Ireland’s top leaders ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/10/lessons-for-a-happy-retirement-from-a-year-interviewing-irelands-top-leaders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/10/lessons-for-a-happy-retirement-from-a-year-interviewing-irelands-top-leaders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One well-known chief executive says there are two questions you should never, ever ask your partner when you retire]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4QA4HB2GBDZJMT2TMN52QC5XM.jpg?auth=eda94b9d51abc3652c20991a152501913f7808305cc76ec560d667d78fdb4fa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retirement is rarely an ending, it’s just an underdesigned beginning. And dabbling in new challenges, like padel maybe, can help us design it. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Retirement planning padel Determined sporty older husband and wife doing his best playing padel in court]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JackF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[INMO members overwhelmingly vote for industrial action over absence of new public pay deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/09/inmo-members-overwhelmingly-vote-for-industrial-action-over-absence-of-new-public-pay-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/09/inmo-members-overwhelmingly-vote-for-industrial-action-over-absence-of-new-public-pay-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nursing union says members dissatisfied with Government’s ‘lack of urgency’ over cost-of-living pressures they are facing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:36:04 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHUAAEBWKXGVIQWBLIOXMVHUBM.jpg?auth=6b1d750ebc7ac322ec7b2335669bf28c716c282390551a9c5724d0d487f87eb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon announces 200 new jobs in Dublin and increases starting pay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/09/amazon-announces-200-new-jobs-in-dublin-and-increases-starting-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/09/amazon-announces-200-new-jobs-in-dublin-and-increases-starting-pay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ecommerce giant says move shows company’s ‘sustained investment in its Irish workforce’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:22:41 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2VQZVI7BXSJQ4OP3VQ32FA77CI.jpg?auth=20cabc66afeb4ada7e93d62417b11a6d274206b23145159f74a0f1098d716a45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'picking tower' at Amazon's fulfilment centre in Baldonnel, Dublin: the company is looking to recruit another 200 staff. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Opening  of amazon fulfilment centre Baldonnel]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I live in Northern Ireland and want to work in the Republic. How is remote working handled?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/09/i-live-in-northern-ireland-and-want-to-work-for-the-public-sector-in-the-republic-how-is-remote-working-handled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/09/i-live-in-northern-ireland-and-want-to-work-for-the-public-sector-in-the-republic-how-is-remote-working-handled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: How does the Irish public sector typically handle remote working arrangements for Northern Ireland residents?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIH3T6D3S5FVPD6R46SO6RUSUY.jpg?auth=d3706be0d4e35af8b694d986d42c39330b0154d14cc44b13e856fba5dd7680fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I know that working from home for two or three days a week could potentially trigger cross-Border compliance thresholds around Irish PRSI and UK national insurance. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Work Q&A work from home]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engagement with AI at work growing, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/engagement-with-ai-at-work-growing-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/engagement-with-ai-at-work-growing-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost half of those using it say they do so every day]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:33:22 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWABAI4PLFC6JBX5STYREQASIQ.jpg?auth=8b7b2edc11a30136d9b927831104eee5441b49af5195fb55ff0d173ea6cea57d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About a third of Irish workers say they use artificial intelligence in the course of their work, with almost half saying they use it every day, according to the latest Working in Ireland Survey. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[User holding smartphone with AI assistant robot and data visualization, concept of artificial intelligence chatbot, mobile productivity, and smart virtual assistant tools.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Userba011d64_201</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in employers opposed to pay transparency reforms ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/employers-increasingly-wary-of-changes-to-come-under-pay-transparency-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/employers-increasingly-wary-of-changes-to-come-under-pay-transparency-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than half say they do not disclose salaries when posting recruitment ads, research finds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:15:06 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKDRSMS4KJHUDM4PJPR3I7EQ2I.jpg?auth=3a1abf51211f9aeb24c52cdf33f4e3457f4c1f24825f1ed326475bb62d45be82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Only a fifth of Irish employers believe they have made significant progress on the outstanding issues around the European Union’s pay transparency directive]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Elevated view of staff working in a busy open plan office]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Monkey Business Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money and health the big concerns as living to 100 becomes a reality, new survey shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/money-and-health-the-big-concerns-as-living-to-100-becomes-a-reality-survey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/money-and-health-the-big-concerns-as-living-to-100-becomes-a-reality-survey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Life calls for ‘honest public policy’ debate on pensions adequacy on publication of new study]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIKVKFYQWRBJRET4YLSUUHC264.jpg?auth=4fdb210629374af0b88a7f625c5cfc9f94e5ffb859b71b7e2b3bba32d2f76d8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Increased longevity is going to present employers with challenges, Irish Life report says. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Portrait of two senior business people  in office]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ivanko_Brnjakovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilita Clark: The Michael O’Leary-style outspoken CEO is an endangered species]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/outspoken-chief-executives-are-not-extinct-but-they-do-seem-to-be-more-endangered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/07/outspoken-chief-executives-are-not-extinct-but-they-do-seem-to-be-more-endangered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unvarnished views are preferable to the growing pile of pretentious AI tech industry guff]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4M3ICJFXYZEOFBCE5SATOBYZQ4.JPG?auth=b1ffdc47fda2596554db4dda82afeeecb12b6ce6ac365bdf099fc93d4620057a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is one of a small list of forthright chief executives in a world of suffocating emptiness in corporate communications. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Michael O'Leary, CEO Ryanair for the business interview of the week. Barry O’Halloran]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intercountry hurler scores big in New York construction sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/06/intercountry-hurler-scores-big-in-new-york-construction-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/06/intercountry-hurler-scores-big-in-new-york-construction-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Jer McCarthy, a Cork man in the Big Apple, recalls building his business amid ‘days when I don’t remember eating or sleeping’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OT7PNJ6MWFCB7CH4AEVQC2DPIQ.jpeg?auth=aef3f65c75e587e8576de52a4c59d5e0052c523607957f563a6d62f5d39e408f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former intercounty hurler Jer McCarthy left Ireland after the property crash and now runs a scaffolding business in New York.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[wILD gEESE Jer MCCarthy]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ibec asks Minister for Enterprise to reject proposed 79 cent increase to minimum wage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/ibec-asks-minister-for-enterprise-to-reject-proposed-79-cent-increase-to-minimum-wage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/ibec-asks-minister-for-enterprise-to-reject-proposed-79-cent-increase-to-minimum-wage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rise has been recommended by the Low Pay Commission]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:14:21 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2H3NOAZBZBDULOZOUDZU5G45YQ.jpg?auth=d173a25c0e23af10ae56713a9d2324b22c7ebcb452a7eec15abc89f1ac2bc312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About 200,000 people earn the minimum wage in Ireland, a group disproportionately made up of women, younger workers and people with disabilities. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[wallet with euro bank notes payday bills]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alihan Usullu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of entry-level jobs being lost to AI overstated, says new CIPD chief executive ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/entry-level-jobs-being-lost-to-ai-overstated-says-new-cipd-chief-executive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/entry-level-jobs-being-lost-to-ai-overstated-says-new-cipd-chief-executive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[However, impact on hiring young workers is posing challenges
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:10:02 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B44ICWZGRJGGHDGMLTMBT7MSYQ.jpg?auth=f165dd0daa3529aec9165f2653542113db86379389f33e988ec28face18416a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The impact on hiring young workers is posing significant challenges to jobseekers and employers. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[AI applying for a job]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Issarawat Tattong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 29,000 Irish workers opt out of pension auto-enrolment during two-month window]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/more-than-29000-workers-opt-out-of-auto-enrolment-during-first-two-month-window/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/more-than-29000-workers-opt-out-of-auto-enrolment-during-first-two-month-window/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figure amounts to less than 4% of the 800,000 workers  enrolled in scheme since it became active on January 1st]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:40:41 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXIINZH62NDZDGOA6CLRCG2JZU.jpg?auth=a459d31fc953df0dbf488e5f14111cd9c5526bf991100ecb4027c933dfe06124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Scheme Authority said more than €500 million had been saved by participants in the My Future Fund since the start of the year. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[SR Pensions Focus 2025]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FabrikaCr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why emotionally intelligent people bear the most weight in toxic workplaces]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/why-emotionally-intelligent-people-bear-the-most-weight-in-toxic-workplaces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/03/why-emotionally-intelligent-people-bear-the-most-weight-in-toxic-workplaces/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emotional intelligence is an ability to perceive emotions such as tension or anxiety even if no one expresses it out loud ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWBGKKFAW5AX7MUJDHZ7ARY7MU.jpg?auth=7a602451756e69c880f5cc74b060175df25425828e62c86a26fed3949b0a9e23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emotionally intelligent people often tend to be the peacemakers or the 'office mom'  in the workplace. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Depressed young woman talks to therapist]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SDI Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnout and longer working lives leading to career changes at later stage, says recruitment firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/02/burnout-and-longer-working-lives-leading-to-career-changes-at-later-stages-recruitment-firm-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/02/burnout-and-longer-working-lives-leading-to-career-changes-at-later-stages-recruitment-firm-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: Recruitment firm says there is a “growing trend” of professionals aged 30 and over seeking new career paths]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM3YO7ZE3VDNTNF6XKUVD52VHQ.jpg?auth=e3c25e695e8b0cb104ddfd890e5bd044368a7ec8b36ac86c686f9ab07ba11f18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burnout and boredom are among the primary drivers behind career changes, according to Matrix Recruitment. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Tired Young Woman Leaning Head on Hands]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MangoStar_Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP and elderly mother awarded €12,000 over Dundrum clinic receptionist’s ‘disrespectful’ conduct]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/01/gp-and-elderly-mother-awarded-12k-over-medical-clinic-receptionists-disrespectful-conduct/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/01/gp-and-elderly-mother-awarded-12k-over-medical-clinic-receptionists-disrespectful-conduct/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Receptionist’s actions were ‘notably different to how Irish patients were treated’, WRC adjudicator rules]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:06:51 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A WRC adjudicator recorded that Mehr Un Nisa was 'a 75-year-old Pakistani lady who was visibly timid and frail' with 'no English to speak of'. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/01/youth-unemployment-still-well-above-pre-crash-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/01/youth-unemployment-still-well-above-pre-crash-levels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New report underlines problems facing young people seeking work]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQXGOLJXJJ44YK5KBKDFURDWZ4.jpg?auth=90d6baff765b55e52a529c245f92231b75c64a9e8d869e56aa4390a30c0467c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The most recent Eurostat figures showed 61.7 per cent of 18- to 34-year-olds, whether in employment, education or out of work, lived their parents in 2025, more than 10 per cent above the EU average although. Photograph: Daragh Mac Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women make friends differently from men at work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/31/women-make-friends-differently-from-men-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/31/women-make-friends-differently-from-men-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They build tighter, more genuine connections that may not always be to their advantage, a new report finds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGBLSHGO3RFOZKY7C7EOO2EA3A.jpg?auth=ffbeaf2b049ebf2171030f41c15e4948576a09299a00e2ac49ff46eadfd0f707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Women make friends on the job in different ways from men, according to a new study. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Businesswoman eating healthy salad during office lunch break]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Milan Markovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Wicklow woman in Marbella: ‘I would make friends in the summer and they would then go home. But I found my tribe’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/30/covid-the-catalyst-to-a-new-life-abroad-with-online-fitness-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/30/covid-the-catalyst-to-a-new-life-abroad-with-online-fitness-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Greystones native Sarah Catterson runs online fitness coaching enterprise Strengthinus from the Spanish city of Marbella]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U54XSXYULNHJ7JABJJP2J3TJOI.jpg?auth=efc735a60080729ae4c1f9e1eee1e8382ec5d7628afdfc8e724189bddb8520de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Catterson: 'We have found our tribe now and are part of a group of about 10 Irish people. We all look out for each other']]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Sarah Catterson, wild geese]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thermostat wars to open-plan stress: the neuroscience of workplace design]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/27/thermostat-wars-to-open-plan-stress-the-neuroscience-of-workplace-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/27/thermostat-wars-to-open-plan-stress-the-neuroscience-of-workplace-design/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three design features that most significantly impact on worker productivity are air quality, natural light and temperature]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FB5PXLEKJZEZXI6YWEVHFITVFI.jpg?auth=008e6181dfcda5105b010fa53c9499a606465b61caad2936025fce3bc6a65af5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The three design features that most significantly affect worker productivity are air quality, natural light and temperature. 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