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# remote-working - Thursday 27 May, 2021

Opinion: Staff are worried that employers will just insist on an immediate return to the office

Updated May 27th 2021, 7:10 PM 62,422 Views 49 Comments

Joanne Mangan from Grow Remote is urging employers to embrace a hybrid working model and help reimagine how we live and work.

# remote-working - Sunday 2 May, 2021

Poll: Should closed bank branches in Ireland be converted to digital hubs?

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Poll: Should closed bank branches in Ireland be converted to digital hubs?

May 2nd 2021, 10:27 AM 24,996 Views 51 Comments

In order to facilitate remote working, should Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland turn closed branches into digital hubs?

# remote-working - Thursday 29 April, 2021

Workers 'unlikely to return to offices until September' says Tánaiste

# Level 3 Plus

Workers 'unlikely to return to offices until September' says Tánaiste

Apr 29th 2021, 7:50 PM 49,837 Views 38 Comments

Offices have been largely closed under public health advice since the onset of the pandemic.

# remote-working - Monday 19 April, 2021

New survey launched to capture people's experiences of remote working during the pandemic

# Working From Home

New survey launched to capture people's experiences of remote working during the pandemic

Apr 19th 2021, 6:10 AM 18,033 Views 14 Comments

Researchers from NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission will publish their findings from the survey in May.

# remote-working - Sunday 4 April, 2021

Opinion: The commute is extinct - remote working can revive rural Ireland

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Opinion: The commute is extinct - remote working can revive rural Ireland

Apr 4th 2021, 7:30 AM 28,900 Views 47 Comments

Grow Remote’s Joanne Mangan says remote working is here to stay so it’s time we all worked together to get it right.

# remote-working - Thursday 1 April, 2021

'Right to disconnect' code for workers comes into effect from today

# Switching Off

'Right to disconnect' code for workers comes into effect from today

Apr 1st 2021, 6:15 AM 63,198 Views 29 Comments

The right to disconnect gives employees the right to switch off from work outside of normal working hours,

# remote-working - Thursday 28 January, 2021

# 4 Of A Kind

4 of a kind: Homes with remote working spaces, from studio to penthouse

Jan 28th 2021, 3:17 PM 16,747 Views 0 Comments

We go around the country to bring you a selection of properties offering space to spread out from your desk.

# remote-working - Tuesday 26 January, 2021

Employer ordered to pay worker €3,712 after rejecting Covid-19 remote working proposal

# WRC

Employer ordered to pay worker €3,712 after rejecting Covid-19 remote working proposal

Jan 26th 2021, 1:43 PM 40,957 Views 0 Comments

The case was heard before the Workplace Relations Commission.

# remote-working - Friday 15 January, 2021

Opinion: Government plans for remote working are welcome, but companies must embrace the changes

# Business Matters

Opinion: Government plans for remote working are welcome, but companies must embrace the changes

Jan 15th 2021, 7:00 AM 16,876 Views 15 Comments

Grow Remote’s Tracy Keogh welcomes the Government plans to legislate for more remote working but says companies must move from ‘remote-friendly’ to ‘remote-first’ for it to work.

New law will give employees the right to request remote working

# Right To Disconnect

New law will give employees the right to request remote working

Jan 15th 2021, 12:05 AM 56,576 Views 52 Comments

This year a legally admissible code of practice on the right to disconnect from work – covering phone calls, emails and switch-off time – will be introduced.

# remote-working - Wednesday 6 January, 2021

Surge in demand for 'garden offices' leads to ten-month waiting list for log cabins

# Logging On

Surge in demand for 'garden offices' leads to ten-month waiting list for log cabins

Jan 6th 2021, 11:31 AM 50,860 Views 18 Comments

More than a quarter of the Irish workforce is now working from home.

# remote-working - Sunday 13 December, 2020

Consultant spine surgeon: Movement is key to avoiding back pain in the remote working era

# Opinion

Consultant spine surgeon: Movement is key to avoiding back pain in the remote working era

Dec 13th 2020, 7:30 AM 61,351 Views 8 Comments

Derek Cawley says the change in our work habits and bad home office setups have contributed greatly to an increase in back pain.

# remote-working - Thursday 3 December, 2020

# Remote Working

Opinion: Remote working is here to stay, so let's approach it properly and get the balance right

Dec 3rd 2020, 7:00 AM 19,849 Views 21 Comments

Arlene Vithaldas, head of the UCC Academy says it’s time to unwind our old-world view of a workplace that includes a long commute to expensive offices.

# remote-working - Monday 23 November, 2020

Opinion: There's no point asking employees to 'work from home' when employers hold all the cards

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Opinion: There's no point asking employees to 'work from home' when employers hold all the cards

Nov 23rd 2020, 5:05 PM 31,411 Views 15 Comments

As NPHET calls for more people to work from home, ICTU’s Dr Laura Bambrick says workers have no rights in law to work remotely, and this needs to change.

# remote-working - Saturday 21 November, 2020

# Working From Home

Employees 'too fearful' to tell bosses they should be adhering to working from home advice

Nov 21st 2020, 6:45 AM 35,401 Views 32 Comments

This week the Tánaiste said the main reason more people are attending work now is the wider definition of essential work.

# remote-working - Saturday 31 October, 2020

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Tánaiste's department says remote working for its civil servants will be 'permanent feature' in future

Oct 31st 2020, 10:30 AM 65,462 Views 90 Comments

The Department of Business is set to spend up to €60,000 on a project to get the most out of its staff while home working.

# remote-working - Saturday 17 October, 2020

The government's telling you to work from home - what if your boss insists you come in?

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The government's telling you to work from home - what if your boss insists you come in?

Oct 17th 2020, 11:00 AM 49,625 Views 56 Comments

Yesterday Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the government is looking at giving workers a right to request to work remotely.

# remote-working - Wednesday 14 October, 2020

Taoiseach: 'It is time to go back to remote working. We know it works'

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Taoiseach: 'It is time to go back to remote working. We know it works'

Oct 14th 2020, 11:12 PM 82,672 Views 123 Comments

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said there has been a slow creep back to the offices.

# remote-working - Friday 28 August, 2020

UK government says there's a 'limit' on home working as fresh campaign urges people to return to the office

# Remote Working

UK government says there's a 'limit' on home working as fresh campaign urges people to return to the office

Aug 28th 2020, 11:47 AM 28,785 Views 61 Comments

Currently in Ireland, the government is advising people who can work from home to do so.

# remote-working - Sunday 26 July, 2020

Opinion: We've adapted to remote working in a crisis - where do we go from here?

# Business Matters

Opinion: We've adapted to remote working in a crisis - where do we go from here?

Jul 26th 2020, 10:30 AM 16,557 Views 17 Comments

Rowena Hennigan is an expert in remote working. She says emergency remote working in the pandemic is not the way to approach remote working long term.