Clark Pilita

Pilita Clark: No one can act alone to cure the curse of a noisy work colleague

Lack of quiet spaces to work uninterrupted leaves impression staff not hugely valued

State’s investment plans at risk, William Fry to facilitate flexible work, and smoking to be banned in the home

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Pilita Clark: Why smoking at home may be a sackable offence

Many companies now adopt a ‘no nicotine users’ hiring policy, but is this fair?

Pilita Clark: The rush to forget Covid needs to slow down

Will the benefits that came from the pandemic crumble as it eases?

Ryanair first quarter loss, Thérapie’s €10m fertility clinics, Ikea’s profits

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Empty offices on Mondays and Fridays spell trouble for businesses

Pilita Clark: In Australia the spread of hybrid work is leading to fears for the future of city centres

Sick of Zoom? Lucky you don’t need it to save the planet

UN climate meetings last week showed difficulties and downsides of running events online

Pilita Clark: What the oddly uplifting Covid jab says about business life

Companies should try to replicate the volunteers’ sense of purpose and goodwill

The post-vaccine world will present its own problems for office workers

Pilita Clark: In an Israeli catering firm the unvaccinated have to take their packed lunch outside

Pilita Clark: The scourge of work email is far worse than you think

Revolutionary fix needed to address the tyranny of the bloated inbox

Pilita Clark: Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent

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

Covid-19 vaccines will not get us back in the office any time soon

Pilita Clark: How can employers entice hesitant employees to get the jab?

Pilita Clark: Managing ‘meeting monsters’ to get work done

Evidence suggests meetings are not helping busy people make good decisions about important stuff

Being polite in work emails is more important than ever

Pilita Clark: 2020 has upped the value of the polite, swift and considerate email

Hurrah for the companies giving staff more time off

Pilita Clark: The average working week has lengthened since home became our office

Covid-19 has shown that much of ‘normal’ life should have been binned years ago

Pilita Clark: Some of the attempts at recreating normality amid pandemic are shocking

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