Majority of people in Kilkenny 'would be happy to turn on webcam when working from home'

More than 7 out of 10 Kilkenny people would be happy to turn on webcam when working from home if employer requested, according to a survey commissioned by employee benefit and pension specialists Lockton Ireland.

The counties with least opposition were Leitrim and Kilkenny, with more than seven out of ten of people there saying they would have 'no problem' turning on a webcam (72% for Kilkenny, 77% for Leitrim). 

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Almost half of respondents stated they would refuse to turn such a device on as they would consider it a ‘huge invasion of privacy’.

The counties with the people most opposed to turning on webcams for work were Cavan, Laois, Louth, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Wicklow.

All people living in Wicklow believe that employees should have a right to work from home – if the job can be completed remotely, according to this survey.

This means Wicklow is the county with the strongest support for the right to work from home, followed by Kildare (90% of those polled said people should have an entitlement to work remotely), Donegal (81%) and Dublin (78%).