Employers are being called on to interact to a much greater extent with digital hubs in rural Ireland, to allow employees to operate a more flexible working regime.
Speaking ahead of the first ever National Hub Summit in Athlone this morning, Independent TD Denis Naughten says hubs and the services they provide can bring significant added value to employers.
Deputy Naughten says while not all employees are in a position to work exclusively from home, digital hubs give them choice.
'There's an opportunity now to work with employers, to use them as hubs for employers, because people working from home, there's big issues in terms of health and safety, employees do not want to have to commute and travel into work each day, and the safe halfway house, and the most flexible halfway house, is the use of these particular hubs.'
