In 2017, the sector with the largest headcount increase was the pharmaceutical sector, with a phenomenal 86% of companies increasing headcount in 2017. The projections for the pharmaceutical sector for 2018, although above the overall average is a modest 72% of pharmaceutical firms who plan to take on new hires in 2018. The Finance…
Since the 1st of January, in France, a law applied an interesting new concept called the “Right to be Disconnected”. This new law has one simple goal, to give employees a better work-life balance and as a result there will be a need for employers to negotiate a work/life balance agreement with employees. This new…
Abrivia, in conjunction with Trinity College and Dr. Claire Hayes, hosted a HR and Management Breakfast Seminar in the newly refurbished Alexander Hotel, Dublin, on October 19th. The gathering of over 60 HR and management professionals were treated to very thought-proving presentations by Dr. Amanda Shantz (Associate Professor of HRM TCD), Dr. Na Fu (Associate…
I’m sure you’ve read articles over the last few years suggesting that many jobs could be automated within the next two decades, and I’m sure that you already know that time flies!!! Last April 27th 2017, I attended the National Recruitment Federation Conference in Dublin which highlighted new and relevant technologies and their relevance in our…
Recently I was at a client meeting and on the way back to the office, I was listening to Tubridy (don’t judge me! I like him and the Late Late as well) but the topic was the introduction to songs. In today’s music world, the average introduction to a song is 5 seconds before the…
The recent Abrivia 2017 Salary Survey found that just over 50% of employers are in favour of trialing a Swedish style six-hour workday. When employees in Ireland were asked the same question the percentage supporting the idea rose to over 80%. Whilst the level of support for the six-hour workday among employees doesn’t come as…
As a recruiter, I meet with an abundance of candidates on a daily basis. This affords us the opportunity to really understand what is important to candidates when considering a new move or to simply motivate them to stay with their current employer. Historically, salary and career progression have been cited as two of the…
The Abrivia 2017 Salary survey asked Irish based companies what they considered the biggest challenge to diversity in the workplace. Over 34% cited the lack of gender diversity as the biggest challenge. 23% cited the lack of race diversity and 20% cited the lack of age diversity as the biggest challenge. A mere 13% cited…
Have you ever received an e from someone in a work-related context at 8.30pm and found yourself unsurprised that they were essentially ‘working’ at a time technically outside of their required hours? It has become very commonplace for people to have access to their work es on their smartphones, allowing them to engage with work…
The number one reason why HR professionals cited for leaving their job was “unhappiness with organisational culture ”, which accounted for 22% of respondents who work in the HR sector. However, employers in the HR sector feel that dissatisfaction with management and work not being challenging enough as the two main factors that drive employee…
