HAI publish wage rate guides for the sector

SONAS BATHROOMS EXTEND SHOWROOM OPENING HOURS

SONAS Bathrooms are delighted to announce that, as part of their commitment to provide the best possible customer experience, they are now extending the opening hours of the showroom. The SONAS National Showroom will now open to public and trade customers on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm as well as also being open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. For customers that require assistance of a SONAS Product Expert they are invited to pre-book an appointment on www.sonasbathrooms.com. SONAS have also announced extended service and collection hours to support trade customers to get products to site when they need them. The SONAS customer service team will now be available on the phone from 7.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Order collections directly from the warehouse are available between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. Orders placed by 5pm in Dublin continue to be available for free the next working day. Delivery for all other areas, with a few limited exceptions, for orders placed by 1pm are available for the next working day delivery. The SONAS Bathrooms 5,000 sq. ft showroom; in Ballycoolin, Dublin 15; offers customers the opportunity to see more of the extensive range of stylish and high-quality SONAS products. SONAS offer free consultations (available Monday-Friday) with their team of product experts. SONAS encourage use of this excellent service to help customers to choose their SONAS products.

For more information, visit www.sonasbathrooms.com. 103 Northwest Business Park, Ballycoolin, Dublin 15, D15 R883. Call +353 (01) 817 9755 or email info@sonasbathrooms.com.

HAI PUBLISHES 2022 WAGE RATE SURVEYS

After receiving feedback from its member retailers/builders merchants, and suppliers/distributors, Hardware Association Ireland (HAI) recently published its Wage Rate Survey results for 2022.

One of our key annual surveys, this report covers wage rates in the sector split up by retailer/merchants and distributors/ suppliers, with trends compared to last year’s results. This year HAI also sought data on remote working and employee benefits.

This year’s surveys yielded interesting results, with a significant number of employers intending to increase their wages this year, and increases in the wage rates of over 30 role categories regionally. Wages this year appear to account for a comparatively lower percentage of turnover, which could be a result of inflation.

The report also presents key trends in employers thoughts on the merits and pitfalls of remote working, with many employers airing their strong opinions on remote working’s impact (positive and negative) on their work culture. Access to HAI’s Wage Rate Survey results (Retailers/Builders Merchants and Suppliers/Distributors) is exclusively available to HAI members.

For more information about this year’s results, or for access to the reports, please contact Aoife at aoife@hardwareassociation.ie.