100 new jobs created by expansion at US legal firm
A legal services firm which counts some of the world’s biggest companies among its clients is doubling its Belfast workforce with the creation of almost 100 new high-paid jobs. Axiom is adding 97 new posts to its Belfast city centre operations, just three years after the US-owned firm set up shop here. Salaries will average...
Green light for jobs at Fermanagh traffic control firm
Co Fermanagh fins Emco Group is investing £250,000 and creating new jobs in a bid to boost exports of its traffic management products. The Derrylin-based business is hoping to increase its sales into the Republic – creating three new posts. Seamus Owens, director of Emco Group said: ‘We diversified into the traffic management products market...
£5.5m wage boost as Eishtec call centre creates 320 new jobs
A call centre firm is adding 320 jobs at its newly unveiled Northern Ireland offices. Eishtec is adding the posts at its service centre outside Lurgan in Co Armagh. It is adding the jobs to its ever-growing workforce over the next three years. The new jobs will bring in more than £5.5m each year in...
Jobs boost as BT reveals plans to create 78 new posts in Northern Ireland
BT is creating nearly 80 new jobs in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. Some 50 of the new posts will be added to the firm’s call centre workforce over the next six months. The bulk will be based at BT’s city centre Belfast base, and include a mixture of full, part-time and apprenticeship...
Scores add up for Global Achiever Zone
AN ULSTER University Business School student is celebrating after achieving 10th place in the world in the Association of Chartered Certified Account-ants (ACCA) F5 Performance Management exam. With a score of 88%, Zoe McBride’s top 10 placing put her ahead of over 24,000 students across the globe who also sat the paper. Zoe was also...
Employment Brief – New Chamber Prize
The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) has launched its annual awards. For the first time, there will be a category to celebrate collaboration between schools, colleges and businesses. The ‘Education and Business Partnership Award’ will recognise schools and colleges who have engaged with their local business community and formed mutually beneficial...
Employment Brief – Jude’s Food Success
Willowbrook Fine Foods has appointed Jude Ashworth (above) as Sales Development manager for England. The Co Down-based food company was established six months ago to target growing consumer demand for fresh, high quality convenience products across the UK and Ireland. Jude, who will be based in Lancashire, will be in charge of identifying new business...
Employment Briefs – Winners at Palace
Cookery students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC) are celebrating after coming second in a contest at Buckingham Palace. The team for the Craft Guildof Chefs’ 50th anniversary canapé competition was Roisin McKeown, Ryan Cunningham, Curtis Rea, Judith Lyons and David Magee. The judge was guild patron, HRH the Countess of Wessex. Led by tutor...
Inspiring Company in Fine Voice
A NORTHERN Ireland employer is using a unique initiative to drive business and boost staff morale and motivation. Firstsource Solutions, which employs over 2,000 people across three sites in Belfast and Londonderry, has set up an in-house choir to improve personal development and wellbeing amongst its employees. The ‘Inspire choir’ was originally introduced to engage...
Refurbished Co Down bar lays down law in Newtownards
A Co Down bar is creating 15 new jobs as it reopens under new management. The newly-named Courthouse Bar and Restaurant in Newtownards has been refurbished as part of a £250,000 investment. The former Biggles Bar was bought over by Peter and Gavin Bates with financial help from Ulster Bank. It’s now been overhauled and redesigned,...