Okta, the identity and access management company will be opening a headquarters in Dublin to assist with its EMEA expansion plans. Following this expansion, they plan to create 200 jobs in Ireland by 2024 as soon as their new office on the Dublin Docklands opens.
The San Francisco-headquartered company will be opening its Dublin office in April and this will act as a global hub focusing initially on hiring customer-facing roles in marketing and sales. Over the next two years, the Dublin-based team will also open up to roles in development, research, and other critical business roles including HR, recruitment, and accounting.
Okta provides cloud-based solutions for access management and verification. They have more than 15,000 clients including ITV, Siemens, Renault, DCC, Engie, Slack, Plan International, and Pret a Manger.
The arrival of the new Dublin office will increase its total number of international offices to 23. The office will support the company’s operations across all of Europe too, with a focus mainly on France, Germany, the UK, Benelux, Spain, Italy, and the Nordics. They have also said they are committed to offering employees flexible and hybrid working options.
President of worldwide field operations for Okta, Susan St Ledger said: “The new office gives the company an exciting opportunity to serve its regional customers and leverage Ireland’s diverse and unique talent pool to enable customers to safely use any technology.”
Analog Devices has announced its plans to hire for 250 positions in Ireland. The company has had a presence in Limerick since the 1970s and its Irish workforce includes 1,300 people. They are now seeking people for artificial intelligence and software roles.
The company plans to hire for 250 new positions in Ireland by 2025. They are also investing 100 million euros in ADI Catalyst which is a custom-built facility for collaboration and innovation at its base in the Raheen Business Park in Limerick. This investment is crucial in Analog Devices’ expansion in Europe.
The US-based company is seeking people with AI and software skills as they focus on areas including sustainable energy, next-generation connectivity, automotive electrification and industry 4.0. Catalyst will act as an accelerator for Analog Devices to engage with its business partners, suppliers, and customers to create new innovative technology.
One of the initiatives is to support healthcare’s migration from a mass-market approach to one of customised therapies and treatment. The business is also working closely with their customers and the bigger ecosystem to build next-generation modular manufacturing systems that allow the rapid changeover of production lines necessary for personalised treatments such as human implants and CAR T-cell therapies. They currently have an Irish workforce of 1,300 individuals and have invested 23 million euros into their Limerick campus so far where the new employees will be working.
The roles will soon become available so those interested should keep an eye on the Analog Devices website.
Kneat Solutions has announced its plans to expand its team in Limerick. The plans come following the establishment of their new 13,000 square foot facility in Limerick. Their facility is in the National Technology Park, just outside of Limerick city, and will create up to 100 new jobs.
The roles created will span marketing, R&D, customer success, and sales. Hiring for these positions will bring Kneat’s total workforce to over 300 employees. The company was founded in 2007 in Limerick and underwent a complete takeover in 2016 from Fortune Bay, a Canadian company. This deal saw Kneat listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, however, its headquarters remained in Limerick. What’s more, the Co-Founder and CEO, Eddie Ryan, native to Ireland, continued his role.
Eddie Ryan founded the business with Brian Ahearne and Kevin Fitzgerald. Kneat is a cloud-based software that supports the automation and digitisation of validation processes for life sciences companies. Their clients include several high-profile biopharma companies.
As a result of the significant growth of the life sciences sector, Kneat saw its revenue double in 2020. Last year, in a public offering, they sold over 6.7 million common shares at C$3 each, closing over C$20m in financing, and promised to expand its Irish base. They were also listed as Ireland’s thirst-fastest growing tech business in December by Deloitte Fast 50.
The zoo theme park based in Ashbourne will be looking to hire for 250 seasonal roles this summer 2022. Roles will be across a vast range of departments as the park prepares to re-open.
Those recruiting for the roles at Tayto Park have said they seek fun, dynamic, and outgoing individuals to join the team. They are looking for a range of full-time and part-time roles to work in various departments including bookings, admissions, attractions, food and beverage, tour guides, grounds keeping, zoo attendants, retail teams, and much more.
Recruiters have described working at the theme park to be both fun and flexible and have said those who take on the roles will enjoy 30% off tickets for friends and family, company events and BBQs, a 20% discount in the retail stores as well as an array of other opportunities if they do additional hours.
Only those who are 17 or older will be considered and applications must be sent by April 1st, 2022. The job description says the roles are suitable for anyone who wants to work in a business where ‘fun is fundamental’.
The job description also sets out some of the responsibilities which include chasing rollercoasters, welcoming families at reception, and looking after animals at the zoo. People who are interested in applying can do so by clicking here.
Granite Digital will be hiring for 50 new roles following a €2.5 million investment into its business. They will be hiring for roles for their Cork, Galway, and Dublin offices.
These new roles will take their Irish workforce to more than 100 people within the next three years. As a business, Granite Digital provides a vast range of digital solutions to businesses. They have worked with businesses in the healthcare, fintech, hospitality, and education sectors.
Some of their current clients to date include Dalata Hotel Group, UCD, St James Hospital, Uniphar, University of Wolverhampton, UCC, Enterprise Ireland, Dublin Bus, Fexco, and Secours Health System.
The CEO has said the business has a strong presence in Galway, Cork, and Dublin and looks forward to providing further employment opportunities in these areas. They have an ambitious growth plan and feel it is achievable with the right people on board.
Senators and TDs of a Dail committee have accepted legislation that ensures workers get 10 days of sick pay each year. This legislation will be protected by law and enforceable by the Workplace Relations Commission and the courts.
In a phased approach, workers will now be entitled to three days of paid sick leave from employers. They will be entitled to up to 70% of the day’s pay and this will be capped at €110.
The six pay will also go up to five days payable in 2023 and then up to seven days in 2024. The final year of the phasing, 2025 will see employers paying 10 days each year.
Enterprise Minister, Leo Varadkar announced the plan initially last June and it was supposed to come into place by January 1st of 2022. However, the number of legislative delays has meant it will be later this year before it becomes law.
The legislation has now passed its most challenging hurdles in the pollical process, pre-legislation scrutiny. It is expected to pass all remaining votes in the Seanad and the Dail with all-party support.
Speaking on the launch of the report, Maurice Quinlivan, Committee Cathaoirleach, and Sinn Fein TD said: “Ireland is an outlier as one of the few advanced countries in Europe with no mandatory sick pay scheme. At present, there is no statutory obligation on an employer to pay for a medically-certified absence of an employee due to illness.”
He adds: “While many employers do provide such sick pay, employees who do not receive such sick pay are disadvantaged. We also know that it may act to encourage such employees to attend for work even though they are ill. In the context of the current public health situation, this is very undesirable.”
Maurice Quinlivan said that the committee still has some things they would like to see change. He explains, “The committee has concerns about the requirement of medical certification and does not want the requirement to act as an additional obstacle in accessing this important right.”
“However, the committee also realises the careful balance of an employer’s right to request medical certification in certain cases where the timing and frequency of an illness may be questioned and the cost burden that will arise for employers, in particular small business employers, with the phased graduation of days in the coming years, up to 2025.”