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Ireland leading on remote work jobs - LinkedIn survey

Ireland has been ranked highest across Europe for the availability of remote jobs, according to new research from LinkedIn.

Business • 30 Jul

Meta, X and LinkedIn appeal VAT claim by Italy

US tech giants Meta and LinkedIn have lodged an appeal against an unprecedented VAT claim by Italy that could influence tax policy across the 27-nation European Union, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter have said.

Business • 22 Jul

Dublin is central to LinkedIn's global expansion and the company officially opened its new LinkedIn campus last month at Wilton Park

Revenues at LinkedIn's Irish unit surge by 68%

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of jobs and professional networking social media platform LinkedIn last year surged more than four fold to $427m (€375m).

Business • 17 Apr

Italy is claiming 887.6 million euros from Meta, 12.5 million euros from X and around 140 million euros from LinkedIn.

Italy hands tax demands to Meta, X and LinkedIn

Italy has handed tax demands to Meta, X and LinkedIn in the last formal step in an unprecedented VAT claim against the US tech giants that could have repercussions across the European Union, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said today.

Business • 26 Mar

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky at the company's new Wilton Park offices

LinkedIn opens new Dublin campus at Wilton Park

LinkedIn has officially opened its new campus at 4 Wilton Park, consolidating its Dublin operations for its more than 2,000 workers here.

Business • 14 Mar

38% of those surveyed said they're worried about the rising cost of living

Money remains top motivator for job changes

Money remains the top motivator for changing jobs followed by flexible working arrangements, new research shows.

Business • 15 Jan

Today's ruling includes three administrative fines totalling €310m, a reprimand for LinkedIn and an order for the company to bring its data processing into compliance

Irish data watchdog fines LinkedIn €310m

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed fines totalling €310m on social media platform LinkedIn.

Business • 24 Oct 24

Pictured at the APNI Career Day are (L-R) APNI President Edima Inyang, Daniella Atidigah and Andrew Monu LinkedIn

African professionals here see barriers to careers

The African Professional Network of Ireland (APNI) has said that some of its members can feel slightly hamstrung in their career progression due to unconscious bias and misperceptions about visa requirements.

Business • 18 Oct 24

LinkedIn Ireland Country Manager Sue Duke

Demand outstrippring supply for hybrid working - survey

Ireland ranks second in Europe for hybrid (37.7%) and remote (8.4%) work opportunities, new research from the jobs and professional networking social media platform LinkedIn shows today.

Business • 06 Aug 24

The investigation into AliExpress represents some of the new powers Europe has gained through the Digital Services Act

European Commission to probe AliExpress, LinkedIn

Alibaba's AliExpress could face a hefty fine after the European Commission opened an investigation into dissemination of potentially illegal and pornographic materials, the third such probe after social media platform X and TikTok.

Business • 14 Mar 24

Numbers employed at LinkedIn's Irish arm rose by 449 from 1,787 to 2,236 as staff costs increased from $294.2m to $322.54m

Pre-tax profits fall by 43.5% at LinkedIn's Irish unit

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of jobs and professional networking social media platform LinkedIn last year decreased by 43.5% to $99.5m (€93.4m) due to higher costs.

Business • 03 Nov 23

The African Professional Network of Ireland (APNI), in partnership with LinkedIn, hosted its Career Day 2023, at LinkedIn's EMEA & LATAM HQ in Dublin

Half of Africans would like job applications anonymised

A survey conducted among members of the African Professional Network of Ireland found that half believe that anonymising job applicants' names during the recruitment process would help to make Irish workplaces more diverse.

Business • 23 Oct 23

It is not yet known if this latest round of job cuts will have an impact on LinkedIn's Irish-based workforce.

LinkedIn to lay off 668 employees globally

Microsoft's LinkedIn has said it will lay off 668 employees globally across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year for the social media network for professionals amid slowing revenue growth.

Business • 16 Oct 23

Data shows that only 10.5% of job postings offered fully remote options in April, down 48.2% year-on-year

Sharp fall in fully remote job postings - LinkedIn

There has been a sharp decline in the availability of fully remote roles in Ireland, according to new research from professional network LinkedIn.

Business • 12 Jun 23

The company added it would dispute the proposed fine after receiving a final order.

Microsoft prepares for potential €400m fine from DPC

Microsoft has said it expects to take a charge of about $425m (€396m) for a potential fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) over alleged privacy breaches at its unit LinkedIn.

Business • 01 Jun 23

LinkedIn joins other major technology companies in laying off workers amid a weakening global economic outlook

LinkedIn to cut 700 global jobs, phases out China app

LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft that focuses on business professionals, said it would cut 716 jobs as demand wavers, while also shutting down its China-focused job application.

Business • 09 May 23

Sharon McCooey, the Country Manager for Linkedin Ireland, is to leave

LinkedIn Ireland's Country Manager McCooey to retire

Sharon McCooey, the Country Manager for Linkedin Ireland, has today announced that she is retiring from the company after working there for 13 years.

Business • 17 Apr 23

The number of women considered AI talent is growing faster year-on-year than men, the latest Labour Market Pulse shows

Hiring rates continued to slow in early 2023

Hiring rates continued to slow in the first months of 2023, according to a new study today.

Business • 04 Apr 23

Microsoft owned company made the announcement internally yesterday, according to reports

LinkedIn cuts jobs in recruiting department globally

LinkedIn is to cut the number of people it employs in its recruiting department globally, in a move that looks set to impact some staff working in its office in Dublin.

Business • 14 Feb 23

Irish professionals remain optimistic about new career opportunities in 2023

Over half of professionals here considering moving jobs

Despite economic uncertainty and the global hiring slowing down, 59% of Irish professionals are considering changing jobs in 2023 according to new research from LinkedIn.

Business • 18 Jan 23

LinkedIn is now only going to move into One Wilton in Dublin city centre

LinkedIn scales back Dublin office space expansion plan

LinkedIn, the jobs and professional networking social media platform, is to significantly scale back plans to expand its office space at a new campus in Dublin, RTÉ News has learned.

Business • 21 Oct 22

Wayflyer's co-founders Jack Pierse and Aidan Corbett

Wayflyer tops LinkedIn's 2022 Irish startups list

Irish revenue based financing firm Wayflyer has been named as the top Irish startup on LinkedIn's 2022 Top Startups List for Ireland.

Business • 28 Sep 22

Ireland's employment rate is now below 5%

Hiring rate in first five months 27% higher than 2019

Hiring rates in the first five months of this year were on average 27% higher than the same period in 2019, despite the economic pressures being faced by businesses here.

Business • 18 Jul 22

The Global Gender Gap Report finds female representation increases slightly to 42% at managerial level.

Women remain underrepresented at leadership level

Just 24% of leadership C-suite level positions in Irish corporates are held by women compared to around a third globally, new data compiled by LinkedIn shows.

Business • 13 Jul 22

Many workers who did not change job since the onset of the pandemic felt they had missed out on higher earnings

63% of professionals considering a job change: survey

More than six out of ten workers here are considering a change of job this year, according to a survey conducted on behalf of business networking platform LinkedIn.

Business • 19 Jan 22