In The Workplace

November 2022

Bars and cafés must wait to see if Meta job losses will affect local businesses

Cafés, bars and restaurants in the vicinity of Meta offices in Ireland have said they will have to wait and see if the announcement of global job cuts at the social-media giant will have a knock-on effect on their businesses.

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For employers and workers, being let go in Ireland is a very different beast to an American-style layoff

California labour law allowing for so-called “at will” employment has set the culture for much of Silicon Valley’s technology industry.

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October 2022

Gina London Opinion How to get more treats, not tricks, in your presentation

Dear readers, on this day before Halloween, also known as Mischief Night, Devil’s Night or, amusingly in parts of the US, Cabbage Night, I am writing to you in a particularly festive mood.

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This Working Life – The recruitment specialist with a passion for getting women back to the workforce

When I was nine we moved from Dublin to Nenagh when my parents took over a concrete business where they worked so hard.

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Gina London Opinion Fifty (plus) ways of getting your career off to a flyer

I did not like my first job.

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September 2022

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Dublin Bus, Luas and Go-Ahead fined €5m for delays and no shows

Bus operators in Dublin have been fined nearly €2.5m in the first six months of the year for not showing up on time or cancelling services.

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Gina London Opinion Here’s my top tips on how you can go from facilitator zero to hero

This past week, I travelled to one of my favourite cities in the world, Paris. It was a brief visit. One moment I was basking in the shadow of Saint-Augustin church near the small, but powerful, statue of Joan of Arc as I sat outside a bistro enjoying a steak onglet with Roquefort sauce. The next moment I was working with a team of executives committed to delivering an upcoming workshop on change management.

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Richard Curran Opinion Remote working: Employees may see the sunny side of things, but it could pay to go in and show the boss your worth

Two and a half years into the revolution of remote working, its long-term impact on the future of work is looking less clear.

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Is it time for bosses everywhere to start spreading the love among their employees?

“Have I told you lately that I love you?”

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August 2022

‘Quiet quitting’ is the new workplace epidemic

Quiet quitting is a new term for a not-so-new trend.

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How mistakes enhance your work and life journey

I’m just back from my summer vacation, dear readers. If you’re a regular reader, and I hope you are, then you know I’m an American who is proud to now call Ireland home but who still refers to some things in the old American parlance. I’m back from “vacation” not “holiday”. Whatever you call it, it’s essential to take it. Each of us needs to disconnect from our busy work-lives to refresh and re-energise.

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Your business revamp will only work if you empower its people

Companies need to reinvent themselves in order to survive disruptions like flexible working, technological advances and changing market and regulatory conditions.

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July 2022

If your policies get too complicated, you’ve got to simplify your processes

He’s a 6’4” ex-cop, who first joined the police force when he was just a week past his 18th birthday, traveling from his home country of Zimbabwe to South Africa.

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June 2022

Survey reveals Ukrainian refugees’ challenges with life in Ireland so far

Issues around the banking and taxation system, language barriers, public transport, and shared accommodation have all been expressed by Ukrainians who fled to Ireland after the Russian invasion.

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March 2022

Communication lessons on how to handle major conflicts

I was talking to a coaching client this week who is the financial officer of a global energy management corporation with thousands of employees in Russia and hundreds of employees in Ukraine. It’s no surprise the topic of crisis communications arose.

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February 2022

Gina London Opinion Virtual collaboration suits today’s remote workforce

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

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How to get your teams back into the office in our new post-Covid world, or not – hint, ask them

“It took me an hour to get in on Monday and 45 minutes on Tuesday.”

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January 2022

Lola Ade-Onojobi Opinion Adjust your employee performance model to suit the needs of the new workplace

After nearly two years of upheaval, Ireland finally seems to be returning to some sort of normality as we move into the recovery phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is already clear, however, the pandemic has had a profound and lasting impact on employees, employers and the workplace.

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Here’s how to make your voice music to your ears

Do you like the sound of your voice? U2 front man Bono made news recently when he shared he was “embarrassed” by his voice during early recording days. Then there’s The Guardian article from this past summer titled, “Why does everyone hate the sound of their recorded voice?”

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Gina London Opinion How to handle your work life full of interrupters

Our lives seem to be in permanent interruption mode. Seemingly never-ending news of the latest Covid statistics. Vigorous discussions of which home antigen tests are better than other home antigen tests. How wide should the net of close contacts be cast if someone tests positive?

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Sinead English Opinion Heaven knows you’re miserable at work? Then find your dream job in 2022

Morrissey, front man of 1980s band The Smiths, had a point. His gloomy lyrics rarely get quoted in our office – except in early January. “I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I’m miserable now,” he sang, echoing the thoughts of thousands who wake up on January 1 and think. “RIGHT – that’s IT. I’m quitting this job and finding something else to do with my life.”

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December 2021

How to make a gratitude list — and check it twice

And just like that (not to quote the title of the new Sex and the City reboot, because you may or may not be surprised, I was never a big fan of the series in the first place), but anyway, just like that, here we are, dear readers, at the final Sunday before Christmas. It’s the perfect time for my annual ‘Attitude of Gratitude’ edition.

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Gina London Opinion A patchwork of professional pointers

Dear much-appreciated readers,

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Levelling the playing field in ‘hybrid’ office meetings

It may seem like an odd time to discuss how to successfully hold hybrid business meetings when so many of us are trying to focus on maintaining our teams (and our sanity) amid the latest round of government work-from-home admonitions and Omicron variant concerns.

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Anne Reilly Opinion UK practice is the best guide for firms reporting on the gender pay gap

Gender pay gap legislation was signed into Irish law in July this year and while it’s proposed to roll it out in 2022, there is still no firm deadline in sight on this yet.

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November 2021

Handle with care: a guide to corporate gifting when the party’s been cancelled

Business has changed. Between the pandemic, climate change and the movements for social justice, no brand can move forward as if the status quo is stable. Even the most traditional companies have had to recognise that customers are emotional beings seeking meaningful connections.

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Gender balance in leadership provides economic benefits, says Enterprise Ireland

Numerous studies have demonstrated how gender-balanced leadership teams can help businesses grow and flourish globally, yet Irish companies are a long way from achieving gender balance in senior teams.

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Leo Varadkar warned of ‘impossible’ timeline for introduction of statutory sick pay regime

Employers are being given ‘an impossible window’ of time to introduce statutory sick pay, tax professionals have told Tánaiste and Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar.

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October 2021

New call to work from home creates split between Government and Nphet

Hundreds of thousands of workers and businesses have been left in limbo this weekend after a split emerged between the Government and the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) over plans for returning to work.

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This Working Life – ‘I was always taking on too much and burnout was the hallmark’

Sarah O’Farrell is Behavioural & Psychological Sciences Lead at Accenture Health