Magnificent seven off to Brazil for WorldSkills
SEVEN talented young people from Northern Ireland have started their journey to Brazil to compete as members of the UK team for WorldSkills 2015. The seven are first travelling to London for a reception for the UK team, before jetting off to Sao Paulo for the competition which takes place from August 11-16. Held every...
Brickies Cement Position as Luckiest of the Lotto
STATISTICS from the National Lottery have revealed that the building trade is the luckiest profession when it comes to wins, with 331 millionaire builders created since the first National Lottery draw took place back in November 1994. Drivers are in second place in the luckiest professions chart, with 193 millionaires created, and more than 1,500...
Deadline Extended for Awards
Deadline for entry to this year’s Chartered Institute of Personnel Development awards has been extended to Friday, March 27. Entries are currently being sought in the nine categories of Employee Engagement; Health and Wellbeing; Change Management; Building HR Capability; Organisational Learning and Development; HR Team of the Year; HR Consultant or Consultancy of the Year;...
Exporter Lifts Gold for Training
A Manufacturing operations organisation has been awarded a Gold Investors in People (IiP) Award. The Employment and Learning Minister, Stephen Farry presented NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG) with its award during a visit to theCraigavon plant. Speaking to employees whilst presenting the award at the NMHG plant, the Minister said: “Along with strong leadership, it...
Employment Brief – Farry Praises Event
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has offered his congratulations to those involved with the inaugural Northern Ireland Science Festival. The 11-day event, which took place in venues throughout Northern Ireland, set two new world records, with the highest attendance at a Turing Lecture and the largest ever simultaneous science lesson. The Minister said: “The...
Employment Brief – Bosses Win Awards
TotalMobile has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme. The awards ceremony, held in association with Barclays Bank Ireland, was attended by over 800 members from the Irish business community. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD, gave a keynote address at the...
Employment Briefs – Local Firm Expands
Portadown-based Dawson Manufacturing & Engineering is expanding its premises by 40%, investing in new laser cutting machinery, and employing six new people with the help of finance from Ulster Bank. The company, which currently employs more than 30 people, is one of Northern Ireland’s leading manufacturers of bespoke stainless steel products. Its clients include food...
Maternity leave can be shared by Parents
A LAW passed last week means that parents in Northern Ireland will be able to access shared paternity leave and pay. The Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 will mean that parents of children due to be born, or placed for adoption, on or after April 5 who meet qualifying conditions will be able...
Staff Crucial, says sponsor at launch of CIPD awards
ATTRACTING and then retaining the best staff is key to the success of any company. That was the message from Brightwater Recruitment Specialists’ manager and HR specialist Stephanie Mulholland as it was announced that the firm is to once again be the headline sponsor of the Chartered Institute of Person-nel Development (CIPD) Northern Ireland Awards....
Energy Firms Learn To ‘Tap Into The Grid’ Business Support:
Renewable energy professionals from across the island of Ireland gathered this week at an event aiming to promote economic growth in the sector. The ‘Tap into the Grid’ event, organised by Belfast Met through the business support programme ‘Generate’, gave companies a chance to gain an insight into the opportunities that exist for many sectors,...