Working nine-to-five will be ‘obsolete’ by 2020

By the end of this decade, the traditional ‘nine-to-five’ job will be “obsolete”, a survey has claimed.

The study of more than 4,000 business executives from medium to large organisations around the country found that, by 2020, the majority of employees will work remotely and a work-life balance will be even harder to achieve.

More than one third of Irish business executives (37%) believe they will no longer need a desktop or laptop by the end of this decade as they will mainly use a mobile or tablet device, with more than one in four (28%) saying the majority of employees will work virtually — not tied to an office or location.