Almost 40% of Irish employers want remote working to end

Almost 40% of Irish employers want their workers back in the office for 2024.

A new survey by recruitment consultants Hays Ireland has shown that 38% of Irish employers will require their employees to spend more time in the office in 2024, while 58% of employers expect hybrid working arrangements to stay as is.

Published as part of the Hays Ireland Salary & Recruiting Trends Guide 2024, the survey shows that employers vary in their expectations of hybrid working, with 27%requiring three days of physical presence in the office, 20% requiring a minimum of two days in the office, and 23% offering full flexibility in choosing remote or office work.

On the employees side, nearly half of those surveyed said their working hours, including flexible working, would ideally change in order to improve their work-life balance.

The survey has found that 44% of Irish employees work fully from the office while 41% follow a hybrid model.

Up to 54% of employees said they would consider a job in the future that did not offer hybrid working, however 61% of workers said they would not be prepared to accept a lower salary for a role that was fully remote.

The survey was based on 1,450 responses from employers and professionals across Ireland between August and September 2023.