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CLARE is among the counties where employees are least equipped to work from home during the Coronavirus crisis. This has been confirmed in a survey conduced by Censuswide on behalf of OpenSky, the digital transformation specialist for government organisations and large private enterprises. The survey found that almost a quarter (22%) of Irish office workers don’t have the necessary tools (including laptop, sufficient internet speeds and secure connection to work systems) to effectively work from home. This translates to more than 300,000 people. The research, involving 1,000 adults from across Ireland, including 500 office workers, also revealed which counties are least equipped to work from home during the coronavirus outbreak. They are Offaly, Clare, Wicklow, Louth and Longford. The counties that are best equipped with the necessary tools for remote working are Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary, Wexford and Sligo. In terms of the age group that were keenest to work from home during the current coronavirus outbreak, the 35-44 category …
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