A lack of role models was cited as lacking by half of female professionals, with 22 per cent saying they have no such examples, and 30 per cent mentioning that they ‘hardly ever’ encounter them.

This comes as a roster of high-profile companies have announced return to office mandates including the likes of JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and Dell

Thirty-one per cent of Irish workplaces are planning smaller celebrations this year, while just under a quarter (24 per cent) say they aren’t holding any festive celebrations at all, according to a new study

Only half (34 per cent) of employers hiring underqualified employees are willing to invest in the training required to bring them up to scratch.

Research from talent solutions firm Robert Walters has found that the conventional 40-hour work week is falling out of favour.