fliball123 wrote: » Where are you getting this bull why would someone a few years ago suddenly jump to 4 or 5 from 2 to 3 my god your really spinning there slow down your going to make yourself dizzy
schmittel wrote: » This idea about people suddenly working from the beach abroad sipping pina coladas is a ridiculous red herring.
odyssey06 wrote: » I thought I read something to the effect that multinationals need to have certain employees based in Ireland to qualify to be taxed under Irish corporate tax rates... They might be ok with some exceptional cases of employees working from another EU country, but not as a general policy.
Hubertj wrote: » Definitely opens opportunities for people to make lifestyle changes. Only not of caution would be how policies differ between employers. For example, current employer might allow full wfh or only 1 day in office requirement. Based on that you move to clifden or roundstone. You then change job for some reason (redundancy, career progression etc) and are required in office 3 days a week. Clifden to Dublin is not feasible multiple days per week despite what some have suggested in the past. Big decision to make but good to have the option to consider it.
PropQueries wrote: » Well, I think it would be interesting if the data was there to look at. Two years ago, people might have applied to 2 or 3 lenders seeking approval. Now they might apply to 4 or 5. The approvals statistics might then show that e.g. 3,000 unique people were approved for a mortgage in November, when it may have only being e.g. 1,500. It's a big difference when attempting to predict future demand for housing and would be especially important to developers when planning their construction targets for 2021?
schmittel wrote: » No doubt the devil is in the detail, but the big picture is nonetheless interesting: the government is positioning policy changes to maximise WFH where possible. One of their key pillars is heavy investment in regional infrastructure to create as conducive an environment as possible for both employees and employers to embrace WFH. This will accelerate the trend of internal migration in Ireland out of Dublin - this is what the government is trying to achieve. I'm quick to criticise them when they introduce half baked policy with obvious unintended consequences, so credit where it is due, I think this is a good initiative by government.
Cyrus wrote: » it takes 15 min to get AIP and why are you putting productivity in inverted commas?
Cyrus wrote: » id say the devil will be in the detail, look at the headline you quoted, gives employees the right to request to WFH, what does that even mean?
Timing belt wrote: » what are you are implying isa standard Eu tax at all levels...if that is adopted the there might be validity in what you are claiming.... maybe you should read up on the topic
tigger123 wrote: » I would imagine that any rules regarding WFH would/could include that you must be ordinarily resident in the State, and that you can be called to attend the workplace at short notice, should it be required. I highly doubt it will be a cart blanche to live on a Mediterranean Island.
PropQueries wrote: » Isn't that the same kind of logic as saying back in say 1860 that the motor car will never take off because the laws, regulations, infrastructure etc. don't currently allow for it?
PropQueries wrote: » Well, given that it's only now that the Irish and other EU countries are looking into updating their WFH laws to reflect this new reality, I don't believe tax residency etc. to keep workers tied to Ireland will play out at an EU level much longer, especially if the relatively low cost countries in the EU spot an opportunity to gain from the WFH.
Mic 1972 wrote: » In order to pay tax in Ireland an employee must work at least 6 months in Ireland. Companies can however applying further limitations to that. I was hired into a WFH position with no space for me in the office, however I need to sign companies forms and get approvals to work from another country for limited time
Cyrus wrote: » yes there is a broader answer here regarding permanent establishments for tax etc but you can look into it yourself.
PropQueries wrote: » Many workers now have up to an extra two hours a day to play with due to less commuting etc. Maybe they are using that time to seek additional approvals so it wouldn't be impacting much on their "productivity".
PropQueries wrote: » I wonder how this would play out under EU law? Can an Irish company really force someone to live in Ireland if they're WFH permanently?
schmittel wrote: » WFH here to stay:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/new-laws-will-give-employees-in-the-state-the-option-to-permanently-work-from-home-1.4458770
Mic 1972 wrote: » can I just say that this makes no sense? People are supposed to work during their working hours, applying for a mortgage can be done easily outside of working hours
Cyrus wrote: » applying for AIP was never difficult, are you actually suggesting the fact people are wfh means they are applying for more AIP than when they were at the office :rolleyes: is there no tangent you wont try and go off on? You are also suggesting then that people are less productive when working at home if they are spending their time researching mortgages and applying for AIP i presume?
PropQueries wrote: » Given how easy it is now for people to apply for approval online from several lenders at the same time and with people working from home, they also have more time to research and apply across several lenders, would comparing approval statistics over the past few months to approvals in previous years be misleading?
Zenify wrote: » I haven't had mortgage approval in the last 2 years but had it rolling (kept updating) for about 24 months before that. Mixture of KBC and Haven. It was only 6 months we got, I assumed 6 months was normal?
