Job turnover at Irish workplaces has surged to a record high according to a new survey from Microsoft Ireland.<\/p>\n
The Work Trend Index shows that 38% of respondents said they have moved roles, up from 23% last year and 19% in 2023.<\/p>\n
The most prominent reasons cited for changing employers included work-life balance, well-being, issues with a direct manager and company culture.<\/p>\n
The research is based on a nationally representative survey of 1,000 Irish workers, conducted annually as part of a general population study.<\/p>\n
It found that the proportion of workers reporting feeling burnout has dropped to a three-year low, but workplace happiness has also fallen, driven largely by a desire for better work-life balance.<\/p>\n
According to the survey, 30% of workers plan to request more flexibility in the coming year.<\/p>\n
The research shows that workers are interrupted every two minutes or 275 times per day, receive 117 emails daily, and spend 57% of meetings in unscheduled sessions.<\/p>\n
AI adoption is up 27% year-on-year, with 41% of workers saying it helps them work smarter.<\/p>\n
“As AI transforms the world of work, Irish employees and employers are navigating rapid change and new opportunities,” said Catherine Doyle, Microsoft Ireland General Manager.<\/p>\n
“The message from workers is urgent and clear: they want the tools, support and skills to adapt,” she added.<\/p>\n
“Organisations that embrace AI and invest in inclusive training will be best placed to lead in productivity, innovation, and resilience,” Ms Doyle said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Job turnover at Irish workplaces has surged to a record high according to a new survey from Microsoft…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[79,18,19,17,227],"class_list":{"0":"post-93933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jobs","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-jobs"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}