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"People often feel uncomfortable if others know their salary"

How much are you paid?

Salaries / 16 Jan

"Contrary to how things were 30 years ago, open source software is today as user-friendly and good-looking as any other proprietary and close-source counterpart"

Is open source culture the answer to our technology woes?

technology / 14 Jan

"Irish Gen Z-ers have expressed apprehensions about their ability to communicate face-to-face and develop functional relationships off-line"

Meet your new workmates: Generation Z's views on work and careers

Work & careers / 10 Jan

"Sometimes we're just not happy in our work, but sometimes it's the actual workplace itself that's actually quite toxic"

Are you putting up with a toxic workplace?

Work & careers / 06 Jan

New year, business as usual?

What are some key economic trends to expect in 2020?

Your new Tesla has arrived

Your essential guide to buying an electric car in 2020

Electric Cars / 12 Dec 19

Can he fix it? Boris Johnson does his best Bob the Builder impersonation on the UK election campaign trail.

Get Brexit done? It's really not as simple as that

UK Election 2019 / 11 Dec 19

"The lives of those living today and those living 50 or even 500 years ago share the same struggles, dilemmas and anthropological unique inner structure"

What are Industry 4.0's ethical challenges?

Ethics / 09 Dec 19

"Companies need to look at their complicity in real mental health issues". Photo: Getty Images

Do employers really care about staff mental health issues?

Work & careers / 14 Jan

"The protesters, or at least the radical protesters who ended up under arrest, notably including those who used violence, were overwhelmingly young." Photo: Oliver Haynes/SOPA Images/ LightRocket via Getty Images

The real reasons for Hong Kong's riots? Education and opportunity

Hong Kong / 08 Dec 19

"Searches for keywords related to flexible work on the jobs website have risen by 196% in the past two years"

Why working from home is good for you (and everyone else)

Work & careers / 04 Dec 19

"If you are the one tasked with organising the office Christmas party, it might be wise to put away the mistletoe"

Mixing office romances and Christmas parties in the age of #MeToo

Office Politics / 03 Dec 19

"Businesses only come into being through the people who inhabit them so it's not a question of "getting everyone on board" because the employees are the boat"

Why do some companies take their employees for granted?

Work & careers / 28 Nov 19

"One of the key government responses to the recession was to cut the public sector pay bill. both by cutting pay and by reducing the number employed"

The Irish public sector is growing again

Public policy / 27 Nov 19

Copyright protected: the Waterford blaa

A guide to intellectual property and copyright

Copyright / 27 Nov 19

Sure look, the boot works. Photo: Getty Images

The utter hell of working for a visionary

Work & careers / 25 Nov 19

"Increasingly, tourists want to engage with the local and the success of Airbnb is a testament to this"

10 myths about modern tourism

Tourism / 26 Nov 19

KBC's Johan Thijs: "what is still an annoying thing is the whole tracker mortgage stuff"

Are banks and bankers capable of changing their tune?

Banking / 22 Nov 19

"Organisations that are resilient tend to have high job performance and organisational commitment, leading to lower turnover."

How workplace resilience impacts individuals, teams and firms

Work & careers / 20 Nov 19

"Income from commercial rates, totalling €1.5bn, far outweighs the Local Property Tax yield of about €500m"

Is it time to reset property taxes and commercial rates?

Economics / 18 Nov 19

The Central Bank of Ireland's windows on the world: "it's clear that the banking sector in Ireland does require close regulatory supervision"

The long and winding road to changing Irish banking culture

Banking / 08 Nov 19

Anyone for a game of Boar on the Floor?

Lessons from Logan Roy and Succession for family businesses

Family businesses / 07 Nov 19

Lights, cameras, tax relief

Time for a close-up on Section 481's impact on Irish film culture

Film / 07 Nov 19

HEY KID! DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TOXIC TRIANGLE? Photo: Mike Theiler/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump and the toxic triangle

United States / 06 Nov 19

"Communicating and connecting with others through face-to-face discussion is valuable because it is not something that can be edited, paused or replayed."

Has technology killed our ability to talk face-to-face?

Media / 05 Nov 19

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