Work

Business poor mouth rings hollow when staff cannot get paid

In a world where we are told competition for talent is stiff, the expectation of getting paid in full and on time should be a given

Chef Ryan O’Sullivan: ‘I was like, I have to get back to the States and make something of myself’

O’Sullivan, who hails from Cork, won season 22 of Gordon Ramsay’s US television show Hell’s Kitchen

The sun is setting on traditional retirement

Demographic changes force a rethink, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing

Late pay and incorrect salary calculations a growing concern for workers

Some 10% of workers surveyed said they had unanswered questions about their payslips, Irish poll finds

Your work questions answered: ‘My work is all-consuming. I am finding myself reaching burnout. What can I do?’

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

Jobs market shows signs of weakening

There was a 4% dip in the number of job vacancies over the three months compared to the same period last year

Number of remote job vacancies in Ireland slumps

Level of remote only job ads hit lowest level in four years

EY fires staff in US who took multiple online training courses at once

Accounting firm says multitasking violated policy but some describe dismissals as overreaction

A quarter of people report rise in far-right sentiment in the workplace

Almost half of these noticed colleagues spreading misinformation, disinformation and/or conspiracy theories

Why do people insist on coming to the office when they’re sick?

Why is it so hard to follow this first rule of flu season office etiquette

Only mothers who find recognition in professional life seem to be guilty of ‘having it all’

Society considers mums suspected of working by choice to be playing a zero-sum game where career ambition comes at the cost of motherly love

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

Are directors of founder-led companies being set up to fail?

It can be hard to rein in one dominant individual unless boundaries are set

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?

How working abroad can make it easier to secure a mortgage back in Ireland

Tens of thousands of Irish people go abroad every year: many see it as a short-term plan to turbocharge their homebuying prospects

Men more likely than women to speak up over ethical concerns in workplace, survey finds

Older cohort more likely to think that there is no point in raising issues around misconduct

Managers and the research disagree about hybrid work. What is this all about?

‘Leadership is a lot less fulfilling and a lot less fun when you’re doing it remotely’

My procrastination became like a part-time job itself. Then I turned to ChatGPT

Procrastination and rumination are a curse of office life – don’t be afraid to ask for help

An Irishman in Paris: ‘Getting under the many layers of Parisian culture is a fascinating but neverending endeavour’

Wild Geese: Eoghan MacDonagh is a senior associate with the law firm Clifford Chance

The trust deficit that leads to workplace dysfunction

A funny, poignant new novel by Adelle Waldman exposes the plight of part-time workers while smuggling in valuable lessons about management

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