More than one in five Irish workers are looking for a new job, with almost 25% struggling to pay––or unable to pay their bills. It’s a figure that is higher than global peers, according to PwC’s Irish 2023 Hopes and Fears Workforce survey of 1,000 Irish workers.
Stress is a significant factor too. “With 23% of workers feeling their workload unmanageable, additionally navigating societal, political and economic instability places a significant mental and emotional strain on workers’ health and wellbeing,” says PwC’s Laoise Mullane, director of PwC Ireland Workforce.
“Burnout should be a concern for organisations and efforts should be made to support employees in taking proactive steps to address this.”
Along with burnout, just 45% of Irish employees find their job fulfilling, and only half say that they can truly be themselves at work. Much of employees’ unhappiness can be attributed to workplace culture, with under half of workers saying that they’d be happy to recommend their organisation as a good place to work.
One useful metric for judging whether a company is a good place to be is to look at rankings on workplace review websites such as Glassdoor or Indeed. And the recently-released Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2024 from Great Place to Work, has some pointers too.
One hundred companies made the list this year, including Allianz, Aviva, IRFU, Sun Life, Servicenow, US Bank & Elavon, Guidewire and Qualtrics.
The purpose of the report is to highlight companies operating in Ireland that excel in providing a psychologically and emotionally healthy place in which to work.
And the stats back this up: 86% of workers in these companies say that they feel they make a difference, and 90% agree that management recognises honest mistakes as part of doing business, indicating a lack of a blame culture.
If you're looking for a job this year, then make the IFSC Job Board your starting point. It contains hundreds of roles in Dublin, as well as all across the country. Discover three exciting opportunities below.
Finance & Capital PQ Actuary, Zurich Insurance, Dublin
Zurich Insurance Plc is looking for a Part Qualified Actuary to provide routine actuarial/capital model services with minimal supervision. You will also perform more complex actuarial/capital model analyses as assigned under supervision, and demonstrate increasing knowledge of actuarial disciplines and procedures to be able to provide high-class service to internal customers.
Additionally, you’ll support and participate in cross-functional Solvency II discussions, liaise with individuals and teams across the Zurich Group as necessary, and effectively manage and develop relationships with senior colleagues.
You’ll be a part-qualified member of a recognised professional Actuarial Organisation with at least two years of experience, have relevant actuarial experience (preferably non-life) along with experience in multiple functions, which is strongly preferred. Find out more.
Business Development Rep (DACH), PayPal, Dublin
Leveraging PayPal’s reputation as a technology leader, the Business Development Representative will be responsible for driving market share by building a strong pipeline for inside sales executives. You will provide a strong foundation of technology, sales skills and payments knowledge, ideally allowing you to grow into a quota-carrying sales executive.
You will execute coordinated campaigns that consist of calling and strategic digital communications such as email and social/professional platform connections. Ultimately, you will create genuine connections with some of the most impressive brands in the world.
A desire to learn inside sales methodologies and strategies, along with one to two years’ of sales, marketing or business development experience is required, with SaaS sales experience a plus. Get more details here.
Transfer Pricing Director - Dublin, PwC, Dublin
PwC is the market leader in transfer pricing (TP) in Ireland, with a TP team consisting of four partners and over 60 TP experts who specialise in helping organisations develop and implement intra-group business models, comply with local and international TP rules and stay ahead of changes that impact their businesses, navigating complexity and risk.
As a Transfer Pricing Director you will lead a dynamic and diverse team of problem solvers with extensive consulting experience, contributing significantly to creating a culture of collaboration and team based learning while helping clients solve complex business issues from strategy to execution, documentation and defense.
You will need at least 10 years’ experience in TP consulting with at least five years’ of managerial experience. You;ll also have experience in a mature TP market with the majority of your time being spent on consulting projects, along with a degree in accounting, economics, finance, international business, law or other relevant disciplines/areas.
Want to apply? You can do that here.
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