The Irish Are A Flexible Workforce In A Recession

It’s Monday…….us Irish can’t wait to go to work!!

Recently HRM Recruitment Group and TOP People completed a survey of 695 office support employees including Irish Workers Do The OppositePA’s, Receptionists, Secretaries, Administrators, Accounts Staff and Customer Service staff. It has highlighted that they completely understand the challenges employers face and are ready to get behind their organisations at a time of great need.

94% are happy to take on extra responsibility outside their current job description

82% of candidates will work longer hours to ensure all tasks are completed.

78% would be willing to take a reduction in pay

The survey indicates that a much greater proportion of candidates (69%) will now look at temporary or contract opportunities compared with (54%) this time last year. Good news for employers too in that it implies a higher quality temporary office worker now being available to organisations.

 

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Perhaps not surprisingly morale management is a key issue for organisations right now with 53% suggesting that the recession is impacting on job satisfaction. While the majority of these suggest the impact is negative, a proportion indicate that increased responsibilities and more variety of work are positive impacts on their job satisfaction.

Irish people have always been hard workers! We are ready to fight this period of redunancies!

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