Belfast Met duo are hailed as ’employability ambassadors’
A student and trainer from Belfast Metropolitan College have been hailed the UK’s leading employability ambassadors thanks to a national £2m skills programme. Developed by business advisory firm Deloitte, the Deloitte Employability Skills programme helps tutors in Further Education colleges teach students the skills, attitudes and behaviours they need to secure and sustain employment. This...
Restaurant and cookery school aims to serve up 30 new posts
Around 30 jobs are to be created at a new restaurant and cookery school in Belfast when it opens next month. The owners of James Street South are to open The Bar + Grill, a 60-seat, three-storey restaurant on the corner of James Street South and Brunswick Street, just feet away from its award-winning sister...
Reduncancy and Maternity
It is unfair dismissal and sex discrimination to select a woman for redundancy because she is pregnant or on maternity leave. Unfortunately CAB continues to receive evidence of women being dismissed and selected for redundancy on the basis of pregnancy or maternity leave. There are often issues about whether a redundancy is a genuine redundancy....
Rights of Part-time Workers
The large increases in the number of peoples undertaking part-time employment has been well documented in the media since the onset of the recession, as people struggle to find full-time work. Many others find that part-time work suits their circumstances better, such as students or working mothers. This article will look at the rights of...
Working Time Limits
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (as amended) provide for normal working hours for employees. Employees normal working hours should be included in their employment contracts, and their terms of employment should also state what working patterns are involved in the job. Even if employees do not have a written employment contract, they must still be...
Group targets 100 digital start-ups
One hundred new digital companies could be created in the north-west by 2015. That’s the aim of Digital Derry, the group set up to boost the development of the digital sector in Londonderry. The group is planning to help launch a privately-funded incubation project and a major international festival. The city’s digital champion Mark Nagurski...
Invest NI jobs fund allows firms to hire more than 40 new employees
More than 40 new jobs will be created in the North West through an Invest NI initiative. Axa Insurance, Fresh Food Kitchen and One Stop Data, all based in Londonderry, will benefit from new staff thanks to the Jobs Fund, previously known as the Short Term Employment Scheme, which was set up earlier this year...
Manufacturing firm expands with creation of 30 new posts
A manufacturing company from Co Antrim has created 30 new jobs. Creative Composites, which has just opened a new factory extension in Lisburn, currently employs 136 people and designs, manufactures and assembles components for a diverse range of industries, including the forklift truck, bus and coach, automotive, construction, vending and other manufacturing sectors. Creative Composites...
Subaru and MG drive into Belfast with a new dealership
A new car dealership has opened in Belfast, creating 15 new jobs. RMG Motors said it has invested more than £1m in the Boucher Crescent outlet – the city’s only Subaru and MG showroom. As well as a champagne reception at the showroom to herald the launch, the company hosted two family fun days at...
Ernst and Young to create 300 posts in Ireland
Business consultancy firm Ernst and Young will create 300 new jobs across Ireland over the next 12 months. The company has announced plans to recruit 150 workers to its graduate programme from next year. Another 150 highly skilled professionals will be hired to senior executive positions in consultancy and accountancy from today. The job boosts...