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Rise in number of people interested in working from home

Rise in number of people interested in working from home

An overwhelming majority of workers want to continue working from home according to a study from NUI Galway.

The research found that 94 per cent of workers want to permanently make the switch to working from home, more than double the amount recorded in a previous survey.

The study also found that 23 per cent of people said they would consider relocating due to the ability to work from home, while 7 per cent have already moved.

NUI Galway Professor Alma McCarthy says there has been a particular jump in the number of people moving to the west.

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"The top three regions where [workers] have moved to are the west (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon), south-west (Cork and Kerry) and the mid-west (Clare, Limerick and Tipperary)," said Prof McCarthy.

"For those who are considering, or may consider moving, it's similar- it's the west, south-west and mid-east (Kildare, Louth and Wicklow) are the top three regions they would consider relocating to."

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