Tackling mental health in the workplace
A NORTHERN Ireland employer is tackling mental health in the workplace with an innovative toolkit to help equip management with the key skills required to recognise the early triggers and symptoms. Firstsource Solutions a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) services recognises that stress and poor mental health can be contributing factors to long-term...
Six new apprentices for ICT firm
ICT SOLUTIONS provider Fujitsu has appointed six new apprentices. The new recruits are part of an ongoing drive by the company to equip young people with the skills needed for a career in the technology sector. The latest intake of Fujitsu apprentices in Northern Ireland are a result of the Department for the Economy’s IT...
Julie Comsa
Role: Regional manager Company: Respond Healthcare Track Record: As a regional manager for Respond Healthcare Julie Comsa loves that her role gives her the opportunity to help others. Give a brief outline of your career to date. After university I worked in the Adult Services department of Social Services. It was here that I realised...
Richard Willis
Role: Managing Director Company: Willis Insurance and Risk Management Track Record: Working his way up in the family firm has given Richard Willis an in-depth knowledge of the insurance sector. HOW I BECAME AN INSURANCE BROKER Give a brief outline of your career to date. My career to date is simple. I started at Willis...
Job Market Swagger Belies a Soggy Bottom
#jobblog Job Market Swagger Belies a Soggy Bottom There’s nothing like the monthly jobs stats from the nattily-titled Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) to get us data nerds excited. This month they’ve painted a “could do better” picture of the labour market despite, as usual, going out of their way to point out...
How To… Organise a Team Building Day
A HAPPY workforce is a more productive workforce, so team building events not only improve team morale and communication, it will also benefit the productivity of your organisation. Team building can take place in many formats, from outdoor activity sessions or corporate nights out, to more structured task-led events and even social outings. The one...
Skills camp encourages future entrepreneurs
SOME of the best young business minds from across the island of Ireland have been put through their paces at the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp. Now in its 8th year, the four-day bootcamp saw 30 students – including two pupils from Loreto College Coleraine – participate in a mentoring and skills programme to help...
New fellowship in Heaney’s honour
A NEW Children’s Writing Fellow is to be appointed at Queen’s University Belfast in memory of Seamus Heaney and his contribution to literature. Developed by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Queen’s University Belfast, and supported also by National Lottery funding, this is one of a number of projects created to ensure the legacy...
Dementia friendly employees
OVER 100 employees at Ulster Bank have attended a workshop on understanding dementia. The bank now has a designated ‘Dementia Friendly’ employee in each of its branches across Northern Ireland and becomes the first local financial institution in Northern Ireland to introduce the service throughout its entire network. To deliver the workshop, eight Ulster Bank...
LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES TO CIPD NI AWARDS 2017
A final call for entries to Northern Ireland’s premier awards for HR professionals was issued today. CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has also extended the deadline for entries to its prestigious annual awards – from March 20 until March 27. The accolades will be presented to teams, individuals and organisations across...