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Successful applicants for the sales and support jobs will be able to work from any location in Ireland

Medallia plans 100 remote jobs in expansion to Ireland

San Francisco-based software firm Medallia is to create 100 remote working jobs as part of its expansion into Ireland.

Leo Varadkar urges everyone who can work from home to do so

Varadkar urges employers to facilitate remote working

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has asked employers to facilitate their staff to work from home wherever possible at this "critical time" in the ongoing fight against Covid-19.

Business • 05 Jan 21

Meetings, classes, lectures and even social catch-ups went virtual for most of 2020

Business 2020: Life through a lens leads to tech boom

2020 will be remembered as the year of the screen as the pandemic pushed normally face-to-face interactions into the digital world - exposing the sometimes yawning gaps in the country's connectivity in the process.

Business • 31 Dec 20

Kitchen tables and ironing boards became make-shift office desks as firms made the sudden move to remote working

Business 2020: Remote working meets reality

The future of the office has long been the subject of (largely academic) debate, but 2020 ended up offering a global experiment in how it might look.

Business • 28 Dec 20

A new survey shows that 75% of civil servants would like to continue to access remote working in the future if given the choice

88% of civil servants as 'effective' working remotely

A new report reveals that 88% of civil servants feel as effective working remotely as they are during normal working arrangements.

Business • 23 Dec 20

31% of office workers said they noticed an increase in cybersecurity threats when homeworking - survey

Security - 30% of remote workers feel more vulnerable

New research from DataSolutions has found that 30% of Irish office workers feel more vulnerable in terms of cybersecurity when working from home.

Business • 10 Dec 20

Paul Connell, the CEO of Pure Telecom, adapting to remote working

31% of remote workers routinely wear pyjamas on the job

A new survey on remote working has found that 57% of respondents have worn their pyjama bottoms while working remotely at least occasionally, with 31% saying they do most of the time or always.

Business • 27 Nov 20

Only 12% of respondents in the IoD Ireland survey expressed concern about remote working productivity rates

Bosses concerned about isolation among remote workers

A new survey shows that the isolation of staff and a lack of cohesion of teams who are working remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic are among the chief concerns of business leaders.

Business • 27 Nov 20

Remote working and home schooling pushes video call usage up to 73% from 48% in 2019

Covid changing people's internet usage - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show how the outbreak of Covid-19 and the restrictions it caused has changed the way households use the internet as people's lives became a lot more virtual.

Business • 26 Nov 20

Slack has benefited from companies relying more on information technology systems to keep their workers connected during the Covid-19 pandemic

Salesforce talks to buy workplace app Slack - source

Cloud-based software company Salesforce.com is in talks to acquire workplace messaging app Slack Technologies as it seeks to expand its offerings to businesses, people familiar with the matter have said.

Business • 26 Nov 20

Ian Talbot, the CEO of Chambers Ireland, said that employers should encourage their staff to work from home

Chambers Ireland calls for 'focused effort' on Covid-19

Chambers Ireland has called for "intensified compliance efforts" by businesses across the country over the next fortnight aimed at containing coronavirus infections.

Business • 20 Nov 20

A Labour survey suggested the most common problem with remote working was the lack of a suitable workplace

Proposals to boost employment rights for remote workers

The Labour Party has proposed new legislation to boost employment protection for the almost 800,000 people who are doing some or all of their work from home, including a "right to disconnect" from out-of-hours communications.

Coronavirus • 17 Nov 20

A new survey shows that 76% of businesses expect to permanently offer more flexibility around remote working for their staff

74% of businesses plan to reduce office space - survey

A new survey reveals that 74% of medium to large-sized enterprises in Ireland are planning to reduce their office space as they embrace remote working on a more permanent basis due to Covid-19.

Business • 27 Oct 20

Amazon has extended its timeline on a return to office due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Amazon extends work from home option till June

Amazon.com has employees whose work can be done from home that they can do so until June, extending the timeline on a return to office due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 21 Oct 20

89% of workers said their household expenses have and will increase as a result of working from home

89% of workers say remote working is costing them money

A new survey shows that 86% of people who are working from home believe that remote working will remain a dominant feature of their working arrangements to some degree into late 2021.

Business • 21 Oct 20

Logitech has been profiting from people working from home

Logitech reports 75% jump in quarterly sales

Logitech International has today reported a surge in second-quarter revenue and net profit as the computer peripherals maker benefited from a shift to working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 20 Oct 20

94% of respondents said they would like to work remotely some or all of the time

Increased support for remote working after Covid crisis

The latest National Remote Working Employee Survey has found 94% of workers would like to work remotely some or all of the time when the Covid-19 crisis ends.

Ireland • 19 Oct 20

The FCA is paying attention to how sensitive information is handled at a time when the volume of mergers, and issuance of shares and debt is rising sharply to keep companies afloat

UK watchdog warns banks over remote working rules

Banks must apply the same standards of surveillance and conduct to staff working from home or in the office during the pandemic and in future as working practices change, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said today.

Business • 12 Oct 20

ISME CEO Neil McDonnell says he believes that hot desking is a concept that is going to be quite constrained for a considerable time to come

ISME does not see quick return to communal work setting

Neil McDonnell, the chief executive of ISME - which represents small and medium-sized companies - has said he believes it will be easier for employers to ask employees to continue working from home for several months.

Business • 07 Oct 20

Four out of five respondents favoured some element of working from home

Second phase of remote working survey to be carried out

The experience of remote working is to be the subject of a second national survey carried out by NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission.

Ireland • 05 Oct 20

Almost a third of firms surveyed identified telecommunications as the priority area for public investment in their region

Bank of Ireland's Economic Pulse moves higher

A new survey shows that telecommunications has overtaken housing as a key priority for infrastructure investment as remote working continues for many during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 28 Sep 20

Workvivo, based in Co Cork, says it has experienced a 200% growth in its user numbers

Tech company Workvivo to create 100 new jobs in Cork

An Irish technology company which helps other companies to communicate with employees working remotely is to more than treble its workforce with the creation of 100 new jobs.

Regional • 25 Sep 20

Claire Harnett, Dr Sarah Kieran (from the Kemmy Business School at University of Limerick), Mark Doyle (CEO of OMT Global)

Employee burnout looming due to Covid-19 - survey

A new survey reveals that 60% of employees in Ireland are feeling more stressed since the onset of Covid-19, with 67% of women reporting increased levels of stress compared with 45% of men.

Business • 04 Sep 20

The survey from Jobs.ie reveals that adjusting to new workplace Covid-19 protocols is among the biggest concern for employees

40% of employees would like to continue remote working

A new survey reveals that 40% of employees would like to continue working from home full time while almost half would be happy to do a mixture of both.

Business • 26 Aug 20

Salesforce shares rose by nearly 15% after its strong results last night

Salesforce raises revenue forecast on remote work boost

Salesforce.com has raised its annual revenue forecast and beat estimates for quarterly results on coronavirus-spurred demand for its online business software that supports remote work and commerce.

Business • 26 Aug 20