Homes for workers are not new, just look at what Guinness built
Many domestic businesses, particularly in the high-end hotel sector where workers have been thin on the ground since Covid, are rolling up their sleeves to tackle the issue of housing for their staff. Photograph: GremlinIn recent times, Ireland’s foreign corporate community has not shied away from making its voice heard about the shortage of suitable and affordable housing for its workers here.
Most recently, Kellogg Europe senior executive Tammy Winnie told the Business Post last weekend that lack of accommodation, a big challenge for the company when it comes to employee retention, is something the business is being forced to “work through”. Winnie is certainly not alone. The American Chamber in Ireland, which represents some of the most deep-pocketed US multinationals based in the Republic, has warned repeatedly over the past two years that housing is a key issue for its members when considering whether to grow their company in Ireland. Chambers Ireland has also made similar representations on behalf of its member companies.
But instead of just talking about it, many domestic businesses, particularly in the high-end hotel sector where workers have been thin on the ground since Covid, are rolling up their sleeves. This week, the in Dublin confirmed it is progressing plans to build staff quarters in a building it owns around the corner from its Dublin 2 premises.
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