Will 2023 herald a brave new world of work?

Shauna McHugh looks at how a range of workplace practices are likely to evolve in the year ahead

Will the Four Day Week pilot transform work practices in Ireland?  Pictured at the launch are: (front row) Kevin Callinan, general secretary, FOrsa; Joe O'Connor, chair, Four Day Week; Orla Kelly, assistant professor, UCD. (back row)  Noel O'Connor, MD, SCL Sales Ltd; Margaret Cox, director, ICE Group; Maurece Hutchinson, MD, JMK Solicitors.   Photo: Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography

Anyone itching for a change in the new year and considering leaving their job or taking their career in a new direction should be in luck. It’s a job seeker’s market out there, after all. 

Or so we keep hearing… With worrying trends creeping in just at the finish line of 2022, however — including some shocking departures of big firms from Ireland and severe job cuts in others – is that still entirely true?