Major employers will offer staff the hybrid work option as they prepare to return to the office starting next June.
A spokesman for the Bank of Ireland said he believes flexible working “plays a bigger role in the way we work.”
When the pandemic first occurred, about 3,500 of its staff were working with some degree of flexibility. In a matter of days, there were more than 7,000 working from home full time.
This includes 1,500 contact center employees who previously worked at the site, who now take customer calls from home.
“As we look to the future of more flexible work, we will build on our 2020 experience alongside the investment and innovations we have been able to make,” said a spokesperson.
Almost all Google staff still work from home, although some essential workers are in the office, including data center engineers.
The search engine giant has delayed its return to office from July to September, while CEO Sundar Pichai has called for a work-from-home hybrid model.
It is understood that you plan to test the idea of a three-day office work week.
On Facebook, all workers have the option to work remotely until early July.
A small percentage of crucial employees, such as content reviewers working on countering terrorism and preventing suicide and self-harm, are returning to the office.
When asked if it would offer lower pay to those who work in lower cost locations, a spokesperson said: “We are not sharing a breakdown of our compensation approach across different locations at this time.”
An Amazon spokesperson did not elaborate on its plans, but said its global policy, which applies to Ireland, means that you can effectively work from home until June 30.
At Intel, which has around 4,900 employees in Ireland, the work-from-home policy is expected to continue until at least next June.
“Over the past weeks and months, much of Intel’s staff has continued to work securely at our sites to keep our critical site operations running,” a spokesperson said. “However, the majority of our global workforce continues to work from home.”
The Government Program promises that 20% of the home-based workers of the public sector workforce of more than 340,000 people next year.
In his presentation to the government consultation on remote work, Ibec said that many workplaces will revert to a hybrid model given the Covid-19 crisis.
However, he cautioned that the cost and administrative burden will be significant.
He said that for remote work to be viable, detailed guidance and financial support from the government, including tax incentives, will be required.