Irish businesses are growing increasingly concerned about skills shortages

February 09th 2022

Irish businesses are growing increasingly concerned about skills shortages, the rising cost of energy, and continued economic uncertainty prompted by Covid-19, despite reporting high levels of optimism for growth in the coming 12 months. This is according to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) which surveyed 10,000 mid-market businesses globally across 29 economies, […]

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Demand for remote work booms in Ireland

January 31st 2022

New research from jobs site Indeed and the OECD has found that demand for jobs that allow employees to work from home in Ireland has surged during the pandemic and this trend looks set to continue even after last Friday’s dramatic easing of restrictions. A study based on Indeed job postings in 20 OECD countries […]

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Small business have muted expectations on their outlook for 2022

January 10th 2022

The latest Small Firms Association “Business Sentiment Survey, Winter 2021′ published today shows confidence among small business owners has taken a tumble in the last quarter of the year.  The small business community has muted expectations on their outlook for 2022, with 41% of small business owners being optimistic in winter 2021 compared to 55% in summer 2021. […]

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How businesses can start their digital transformation journey

January 06th 2022

Enterprise Ireland’s John Durcan shares his advice for SMEs on how to start and succeed in their digital transformation journey. Business leaders have been talking broadly about digital transformation for years. But for smaller companies, the journey can be a little more difficult and it can be hard to know where to start. However, the […]

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37% of business leaders say return to office won’t happen until mid-2022

January 05th 2022

According to the Institute of Directors, only 8pc of those surveyed think all staff will return to work in the office in January. Almost two in five business leaders in Ireland have said they do not believe the majority of their staff will return to the workplace until the second quarter of 2022. That’s according […]

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The virtual meeting will continue to proliferate Irish organisations

December 14th 2021

A survey from the newly rebranded Compliance Institute (formerly the Association of Compliance Officers of Ireland) has found that even when employees are free to return, a hybrid model is most likely to be adopted by the majority of employers. Most organisations (67%) say those employees working from home will still need to visit the office […]

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60% of employees want to work remotely some of the time – CSO

November 30th 2021

A new survey from the Central Statistics Office show that of those who could work remotely, 28% said they would like to work that way all the time while 60% said they would like it some of the time when all pandemic restrictions are lifted. The CSO’s latest Pulse Survey – Our Lives Online – […]

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91% of Irish employers faced recruitment challenges in past year

November 29th 2021

New research has found that 91% of Irish-based employer have experienced recruitment challenges in the past 12 months.  These skills shortages have had significant material impact for Irish businesses, impacting productivity, growth, and profitability, according to recruiting experts Hays Ireland.  The research, published as part of the Hays Ireland Salary & Recruiting Trends Guide 2022, surveyed […]

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