Will working from home mean lower wages and no promotions? With Facebook planning pay cuts for staff who move to less expensive areas, remote working may not be a great idea for some employees Work & careers • 02 Jun 20
How can Ireland value, protect and resource an older workforce? There are many barriers facing older workers in the workforce, but there are also many benefits to employing them Work & careers • 12 May 20
The downsides of working from home How should those now working from home due to the coronavirus deal with guilt and exhaustion? Work & careers • 08 May 20
Why it's the right time to kill off the Leaving Cert There's now an opportunity for Ireland to get off the Leaving Cert merry-go-round and introduce a new system for students and universities Leaving Cert • 13 Jan 21
The low-paid workers keeping Ireland running during the pandemic We rely on some of our most precarious and lowest-paid workers to keep the country operating during this coronavirus crisis. Brainstorm • 14 Jul 21
5 ways to increase your personal creativity Creativity is now one of the top skills required for employment so here's how to do things better and differently Creativity • 09 Mar 20
All you need to know about working from home More and more employees and companies will be remote working due to the coronavirus outbreak so where do you start? Coronavirus • 10 Mar 20
Do employers really care about staff mental health issues? Companies have to undertake a deep dive review to deal with mental health seriously rather than treat it as a PR or HR exercise Work & careers • 19 Feb 20
Is your workplace in need of "weirdos and misfits"? The key to success in recruiting people with diverse ways of thinking about their work is not to overdo it. Work & careers • 11 Feb 20
How to use LinkedIn more effectively Building up professional networks is a long-term endeavour that does not necessarily deliver immediate returns Brainstorm • 23 Mar 20
How to design a better office Open-plan offices are getting a bad rep, but can we really design good quality open-plan spaces? Offices • 24 Jan 20
Meet your new workmates: Generation Z's views on work and careers The next generation of workers may have awesome digital skills, but what about communicating and working face-to-face and offline? Work & careers • 10 Jan 20
Is resilience really a good thing for employees? Should we question the rhetoric of resilience and re-embrace traditional forms of workplace resistance? Work & careers • 09 Jan 20
Are you putting up with a toxic workplace? How a toxic workplace can sour your outlook on life and wreak havoc on your mental health Work & careers • 06 Jan 20
Why working from home is good for you (and everyone else) Remote working means the end of the commute, better work/life balance and more flexibility in where and how you work. Work & careers • 05 Mar 20
Mixing office romances and Christmas parties in the age of #MeToo There are very clear guidelines on what constitutes sexual harassment at work and they also extend to the office Christmas party Office Politics • 03 Dec 19
Why do some companies take their employees for granted? When it comes to managing change, many business leaders overlook the importance of their employees in getting the job done Work & careers • 28 Nov 19
How workplace resilience impacts individuals, teams and firms As workplaces become increasingly stressful and turbulent, resilience is required now more than ever Work & careers • 20 Nov 19
Why job quality needs to be on the employment agenda Policies need to be put in place to address the job quality issues that are occurring in the Irish workplace Work & careers • 22 Oct 19
Will returnships help women back to work after an extended break? Returnships will only work if organisations implement flexible work practices and other supports Work & careers • 18 Oct 19
A guide to going back to work after a mental health illness Both employee and employer have rights and obligations when it comes to managing this sensitive issue. Work & careers • 10 Mar 20
What's been the impact of #MeToo on the workplace? "It would seem that women feel more able to talk about sexual harassment at work" MeToo • 25 Feb 20
How to be a better employer when it comes to mental health Employers play a huge role in facilitating a return to work or first-time employment for those with mental health illnesses Work & careers • 09 Oct 19
Does full employment mean good employment? High employment numbers might suggest a healthy economy, but the stats only tell part of the story Work & careers • 09 Sep 19
6 ways to boost workplace motivation Employees who feel motivated are likely to be creative, persistent, productive and willing to undertake challenging projects Work & careers • 27 Aug 19
