Almost one third of Irish workers would move jobs if their remote working requests were not facilitated, according to a government-backed survey.
The research by NUI Galway and the Western Development Commission highlighted demand for remote working and indicated that employers’ flexibility in this area — or lack of it — was playing a role in people deciding to quit their jobs.
Twenty-seven per cent of 8,400 respondents said they had changed employer since 2020 with 47 per cent of these indicating that remote working was a key factor in their decision as their new employer offered better opportunities in this area.
The third annual National Remote Working Survey, conducted in April and May, found 30 per cent of respondents would change jobs if their
