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Tuesday 20 October 2020
Supporters of a four-day week say companies could have the same levels of productivity while helping employees’ work-life balance.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister has suggested a four-day working week could help tourism in the country.
A number of organisations have come together in support of the idea, saying productivity levels could be maintained or even increased.
The law would give workers the right to avoid emails out of hours.
Is you life becoming all work and no play?
And giving staff more flexibility makes them less likely to quit, the study found.
Strict new coronavirus measures are now in effect – here’s what they mean for you.
Derval Chambers Petit joined us for a live video Q&A.
Hard to switch off? Work emails ruining your home life? It might be time to make some changes.
Under current rules, parents are entitled to 18 weeks unpaid leave.
As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile the Offaly firm behind Mór Irish Gin.
Personal trainer David Last outlines four key areas that you should be focusing on.
The new HSBC survey put Ireland in 27th place, up four places from last year.
Can workplace bonds cut it in the real world?
A recent report found that 48% of personnel were satisfied with military life, compared to 64% in 2008.
For the next three months, we shine a spotlight on a period of huge change for Irish adults.
‘The worst place I have ever been in the past 10 years.’
Max Schireson made headlines with his decision last year – but he’s making a comeback.
People in Ireland place more value on a positive work environment than money.
Nowadays it’s almost as if it has become a competition as to who can be the busiest – but being overworked is not a virtue.
He is obliged to shut his shop for at least one day a week – but he’s not happy about it.
Research team developed seven criteria to gauge working excessively and compulsively.
It’s all to do with flow, apparently.
A new survey has shown that 60 per cent of employers expect workers to check emails outside office hours.
Employers need to ensure they’re not discriminating against working parents that are organised enough to leave at 5 o’clock – judge the output, not the hours, writes Andrea Mara.
Not all day, you understand. That’s a duvet day.
Working fewer hours, taking more breaks and occasional holidays can actually make us more productive.
Schedule your week in advance and create a system for managing your tasks, your email, and your family time. The more you organise, the more in control of your life you will be, writes Ciara Conlon.
New research suggests stress messes with our sleep.
If you’re spending 12 hours a day at your job and still not finishing your work, it’s time to make a change.
It’s part of modern life – but there are ways to let go…
Yahoo says that its employees are no longer allowed to work from home – but if you do, these are the benefits and drawback of telecommuting that you need to know…
Working at home is not as relaxing as one might think, writes Ann-Marie Scully who says she even misses the morning commute.
The OECD says the Irish have some of the best lives in the world, with long life expectancy and a decent work-life balance.
Pretty good, actually, says the latest OECD Better Life Index. People in Ireland have a long life expectancy – but the rising rate of obesity could impact on that.
The influential Irish-born workplace philosopher is to make a rare appearance in Dublin next month.
Productivity and employee motivation drove both ideas – but how come one worked better than the other?
Is your life out of balance? How about moving to one of these countries…
Survey claims that over half of respondents didn’t take all their annual leave days because they were too busy or under too much pressure at work.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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