“Our political class have forgotten that housing is a right and not simply an opportunity to redistribute money upwards to the wealthy,” writes Mark O’Halloran.
It may be that the hype around Chinese trade and the Communist Party’s fearsome reputation can exaggerate fears about the consequences of offending its leadership, writes CJ McKinney.
A tale of two lockdowns: how working life changed during the pandemic
We spoke to two people with very different experiences of the pandemic. A delivery rider who has had a long winter on the streets of Dublin city centre, and a businessman who has changed his priorities. By Brian Whelan Saturday 8 May 2021, 7:30 AM 3 hours ago 3,962 Views 2 Comments
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we are posing the question this month ‘What will the working week look like after Covid-19?’.
THE PANDEMIC HAS changed how we work. For many people it has introduced remote working, for others, it has made their job on the frontlines busier and more high risk.
The burnout generation: Anne Helen Petersen on the future of work
Here, we tease out some of the issues that will need to be tackled as we face into the “new” normal of working after Covid-19. By Brian Whelan Thursday 6 May 2021, 2:34 PM 6 hours ago 8,433 Views 2 Comments
we are posing the question this month ‘What will the working week look like after Covid-19?’.
The pandemic has upended so many things in our lives – and how we work is just one of them.
For large swathes of workers, it’s meant remote working. For others, it’s meant they remained on the frontlines right throughout the last year.
we are posing the question this month ‘What is the future of work after Covid-19?’. Siptu economist Michael Taft makes the case that this is a good time to reconsider how workers are treated.
The pandemic has highlighted a growing understanding of the world of work. Clearly, there is a greater appreciation of the work performed by people in sectors such as health, retail, waste, transport and the gig economy. Work that was unseen or unrecognised prior to the pandemic has now come into full view.
However, it is vital that we don’t merely react to new or emerging trends on an ad hoc basis. We need to think about this and plan what comes next. The future of a fair and progressive workplace will revolve around three pillars: stakeholder planning, a new social contract, and respect and security in the workplace.