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...
Serving Up A Tourism Career
A NEW training academy will provide 16 young people the opportunity to develop their careers in the tourism and hospitality sector. The Diageo Tourism and Hospitality Academy, modelled on the company’s globally acclaimed Learning for Life programme, is the first of its kind in North-ern Ireland and will help the candidates, aged 18 to 24, to...
£600k in-house laser cutting investment creates six jobs
A Portadown manufacturing firm is creating six new jobs amid a £600,000 expansion. Dawson Manufacturing and Engineering is growing its base by around 40% – and is adding the new posts along with laser cutting machinery. The firm currently employs 30 people and its clients include food and catering firms, health trusts as well as...
Northern Ireland clinical trials firm all set to create 19 new positions
A Northern Ireland clinical research company is creating 19 new jobs to meet the growing demand for its work. Belfast-based BioKinetic Europe, which conducts clinical trials for pharmaceutical firms, has recently won a number of international contracts. The new jobs will include nurses, clinic assistants, data and recruitment specialists as well as business development staff....
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....
Helping Students Switch On
SOUTH Eastern Regional College’s (SERC) new website will allow prospective students to view the interactive prospectus and apply online. The online self-service system will also allow users to register for courses, submit qualification results, print course information and check courses grades 24/7 via their desktop, smartphone or tablet. In addition, the dedicated business engagement section...
Randox Launches training Scheme
A NEW industrial training programme will create up to 40 oppurtunities for STEM and business management syudents. Global biotechnology firm Randox Laboratories, in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast, is offering the new Randox Apex Scheme to full time undergraduate students at Queen’s. The training will see selected students awarded paid, full-time summer work experience throughout...
BT creates 1,000 new jobs across UK cities
Telecoms giant BT is to create 1,000 new apprenticeships and graduate jobs this year, offering careers ranging from business analysis to software development. The places will be spread across the country in cities including London, Glasgow, Belfast, Cardiff, Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds. BT is also providing up to 1,000 vocational training and work experience placements...
Londonderry bus firm adds six new coaches in £400k move
Londonderry bus firm Airporter is adding six new coaches to its fleet in a £400,000 expansion. The company runs a transfer service between Belfast’s airports and Londonderry – carrying more than 100,000 passengers a year. And it’s set to add new staff in the next few months, and has already taken on a dozen workers...
New jobs announcement adds a further boost to Northern Ireland tech sector
A software company has created 25 new jobs as part of its expansion. Fieldmotion has added the new posts across its sales, marketing and operations departments. The Newry company — which specialises in mobile workflow management software — is fast expanding into a market leader in Northern Ireland. It has grown from just five staff to 30 in the...