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That may have been the case. Not sure if a solicitor was involved at the early stages. Business was a one person operation, no HR etc so probably clueless about it until it got serious.
That may have been the case. Not sure if a solicitor was involved at the early stages. Business was a one person operation, no HR etc so probably clueless about it until it got serious.Thanks.
The reason I ask is that I’m aware of small companies that don’t take WRC complaints seriously to the point where they don’t even show for the adjudication. They then leap into action at the point at which there’s an adverse finding that they then seek to appeal at the Labour Court.
Running a business on your own often involves having to make choices about which battle to fight at any given time.That may have been the case. Not sure if a solicitor was involved at the early stages. Business was a one person operation, no HR etc so probably clueless about it until it got serious.
That's not bias, that just revenue generation and the general public are to blame for that.I think it's media bias. Only the interesting and bizarre, extreme cases are reported.
They were working crazy hours. They're out of it now and are just a regular employee. Much happier, WFH also.Running a business on your own often involves having to make choices about which battle to fight at any given time.
It's little wonder that self-employment as a career option is dying out in terms of popularity.
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5. My local bicycle shop owner is always complaining about Bicycle-to-Work Scheme is faltering dreadfully because too many people in Dept of Education payroll are working from home and not responding to any queries. I know of one lady who after 14 months of applying for Bicycle-to-Work Scheme just went off and bought her own bicycle and had to wait for several more months to get her money back that the Dept of Education already deducted from her pay.
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In terms of modal shifts, the latest figures show a greater proportion of commuters are using buses, private cars and taxis compared to pre-Covid levels, with fewer people using other forms of transport including walking and cycling.
The number of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians travelling into Dublin city centre during the morning rush hour has decreased significantly from pre-pandemic levels with almost 40,000 fewer daily commuters last year, according to a new report.
The latest results of the annual Canal Cordon Report conducted by the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council reveal an 18 per cent reduction in all forms of transport used to commute into the city since 2019.
They include a 31 per cent drop in the number of pedestrians entering the city centre in 2022 as well as a 28 per cent decrease in cyclists compared with pre-pandemic levels.
The decrease was not confined to sustainable transport modes as there was also a 13 per cent reduction in use of private cars over the same period.
Its between the employee and their employer ( manager). Their colleagues opinion isnt important.1. Are all your work colleagues in agreement that you should work fully remotely? Yes/No
Its clear to me from the OPs various posts that this is not the case. But this, of course, is in OPs view.2. If you are working fully remotely is any member of staff or management carrying any extra work or responsibilities? Yes/No
Im not sure I know what you mean by this. Can you elaborate?3. I'm pretty sure that everybody working remotely can work better
Its between the employee and their employer ( manager). Their colleagues opinion isnt important.
Its clear to me from the OPs various posts that this is not the case. But this, of course, is in OPs view.
Im not sure I know what you mean by this. Can you elaborate?
Remote working is better for employees quality of life.
Renote working benefits environment/society through less polution/traffic. This is a big one.
Remote work has been proven to not have had a negative impact on business performance and results. That should be enough for employers to be ok with it.
What exactly are the negaitives associated with remote working? Business relyingnon office workers make less money. Ok. What else?
As long as its considered on a case by case basis i.e unless an employee is proven to underperform in working remotely then why not let them at it.
Its between the employee and their employer ( manager). Their colleagues opinion isnt important.1. Are all your work colleagues in agreement that you should work fully remotely? Yes/No
That's the aspect that's ignored by the WFH people, they only thing about themselves which is natural obviously. Most office staff do not work in exclusively office environment, they are there to facilitate the wider company which is not working from home and which may have shift workers who are essential for operations and can never be WFH. When everyone was working on site the shift workers saw that they didn't have to travel to work every day like the office staff, therefore that made shift working a bit more attractive. However now they see that they are still driving in to do their anti social hour shifts while the office staff were allowed WFH. This creates disharmony and resentment in an organisation because usually the WFH people are the administrators on the highest salaries yet they are not around when an emergency happens. It also makes it alot more difficult to recruit shift workers, some of these could be skilled engineers and technicians, they prefer to get a cushy WFH role instead. The organisation cannot run without these workers and WFH is so attractive that even paying more money does not work. That's where the Irish taxation system kicks in and also hits aswell with very low band for high tax rateManagers must manage and the opinions of the work colleagues matter. It's probably the first rule of management - Harmony! - which brings the matter onto my question number 2. Do you really think ignoring the opinions of work colleagues is good?
I resent people who can play video games and earn huge money doing so, but that's no argument for us all playing video games all day. If people are not happy with the conditions that attach to their chosen career, then they should do something about it and train for one like those they resent for making better choices.I’ve heard some resentment being expressed by these workers in relation to the WFH brigade
I think the opposite is true. Hardly anyone getting wholesale wfh in public sector.the main draw is now WFH which nearly everyone seems to be on there
They didn't make better choices, because nobody working in an office ever foresaw the WFH phenomenon, it was enforced by the covid lockdowns and has only remained since employees prefer it and because of labour shortages. Only in the IT skilled area was WFH seen as feasible before covid.I resent people who can play video games and earn huge money doing so, but that's no argument for us all playing video games all day. If people are not happy with the conditions that attach to their chosen career, then they should do something about it and train for one like those they resent for making better choices.
Only at scale, we've had people working remotely for years to varying degrees. Some of them had ISDN lines back in the day, so that's an indicator of time. It existed long before Covid. Covid enforced massive but temporary changes to the work practices of many, and accelerated the shift that was already underway for some roles types to work remotely more often.They didn't make better choices, because nobody working in an office ever foresaw the WFH phenomenon, it was enforced by the covid lockdowns and has only remained since employees prefer it and because of labour shortages.
There's snobbery, real and perceived in all walks of life, just like many employees grossly overvalue their own importance to their employer, not sure how that's relevant here.There is actually a bit of snobbery associated aswell because some people
When I did a business degree in college back in the 80s, we once had a guest lecturer who had previously written a book advocating WFH and who had by then changed his mind on it, deciding it was impracticable. IIRC he was an American academic, then based in the UK.They didn't make better choices, because nobody working in an office ever foresaw the WFH phenomenon,
They didn't make better choices, because nobody working in an office ever foresaw the WFH phenomenon, it was enforced by the covid lockdowns and has only remained since employees prefer it and because of labour shortages.
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