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It means that employers and employees will now be making and considering requests for flexible or remote working under one law and one Code of Practice

Remote work law to be added to Work Life Balance bill

A new law aimed at giving employees the right to request remote work is to be included in the 'Work Life Balance' bill which is expected to be delivered by the end of the year.

Business • 09 Nov 22

Many - including Intel's CEO - think it will take years for the processor shortage to be overcome, which will impact many products and industries

Chip shortage being felt beyond PCs and phones

A shortage of computer chips threatens to disrupt the world's supply of smartphones, games consoles and cars - and even the data centres that they rely on, writes Adam Maguire. Worst of all, it's a problem with no quick or easy solution.

Business • 20 Jun 21

The data shows that nine in ten employees now want flexibility in where and when they work

Employees want flexibility in where and when they work

Over half of employees would consider leaving their job post pandemic if they are not given some form of flexibility in where and when they work, according to a survey carried out by EY.

Business • 14 Jun 21

71% are struggling to make the weekends feel different from Monday to Friday

Home workers spending more time at desks at weekend

Almost half of home workers admit to working more at weekends than before the lockdown, according to new research by Bord Gáis Energy.

Business • 19 Mar 21

56% of those surveyed say they don't have the right office equipment

Most workers 'unhappy' with home office set-up

Over three quarters of those working from home are unhappy with their home office set-up, according to new research by building merchanting company Chadwicks.

Business • 15 Feb 21

Spotify's move is in step with several technology companies that plan to keep some of the new ways of working that have emerged during the pandemic

Spotify to allow employees to work from anywhere

Spotify Technology will allow its employees to work from anywhere, the Swedish music streaming company said in a blog post today, further upending the future of modern working life.

Business • 12 Feb 21

The survey also looked at the decision-making process, when it comes to deciding where to live

43% of workers don't want to return to the office

43% of Irish people don't want to return to the office post-pandemic, according to new research carried out by Esri Ireland.

Business • 08 Feb 21

31% of remote workers say wellbeing has deteriorated

31% of staff feel their wellbeing has deteriorated since they started remote working, according to a survey carried out by Irish IT consulting and managed-services firm Arkphire.

Business • 28 Jan 21

There are two financial reliefs that e-workers should be aware of.

Explainer: How to claim 'work from home' tax relief

If you are one of the 700,000 employees now working from your home office, kitchen table or indeed bedroom, you could be entitled to claim the e-workers tax relief.

Business • 17 Jan 21

Almost half of all workers were based at home in April - but that fell to one third in September

Looser Covid restrictions led to dip in remote working

The proportion of people working from home fell in the three months to September, as a loosening of Covid-19 restrictions allowed more people to return to their workplaces.

Business • 06 Nov 20

Oracle said remote work spurred demand for its cloud services as well as traditional licensing business

Oracle revenue, profit beat on cloud business boost

Oracle has signalled a recovery in client spending as remote work spurred demand for cloud services as well as traditional licensing business.

Business • 11 Sep 20

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