An interesting development in flexible working practices is reported in Pilita Clark's column in the Irish Times. A small tech start-up in Wales  - Lumen SEO - has abandoned its successful four-day week model, and will now conduct a three-month trial of a completely flexible 32-hour week. "Employees could work any time on any day from Monday to Sunday, anywhere they liked."

Elsewhere, the school secretary and caretaker ballot continues to attract regional media coverage, while Fórsa's research gets a mention in this Journal article about menstrual leave.

Finally, new research on barriers to social inclusion has found that people living in disadvantaged communities in Ireland face worse health outcomes than they previously did. 

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If you're a fan I guess you've probably already watched yesterday's season finale of The Last of Us, the video-game-turned-tv-drama that has upped the ante on dystopian visions of the near future. Ed Power's season finale review contains spoilers, just so you know.

Have a lovely day.

Niall Shanahan