As inflation rose to a figure of 10.7% in the UK, according to the latest data for the month of November, NI civil service staff have been offered a pay rise of just £522, apart from the lowest paid workers, which is the equivalent of a 1.9% pay rise to a typical member of staff. …
Civil Service Pay Offer Branded Derisory And Insulting By Union BossRead More
Thankfully for many hospitality businesses in Northern Ireland the Christmas period was a very busy time for them and the tills kept on ringing as people enjoyed some festive cheer after a couple of miserable Covid-stricken years. Spending on hospitality was back to pre-pandemic levels by all accounts which must have been a huge relief …
Will A Busy Christmas Be Enough For Hospitality Businesses To Keep The Wolf From The Door?Read More
In a New Year statement NI Chamber President Gillian McAuley looked optimistically into the future and set out her business priorities which she believes will help the country thrive in 2023. She particularly focused on how Northern Ireland can achieve its 2030 climate change commitments and in doing so fire up the economy through green …
NI Chamber President Sets Out Business Priorities In New Year AddressRead More
A recent report by Barclays Corporate Banking has revealed that goods with a total of £1.2 billion in value are lingering in warehouses across Northern Ireland as a result of supply chain issues. These issues have plagued the manufacturing sector since the pandemic and they have still not gone away, which is a shame as …
Supply Chain Issues Mean That There Are Goods Across N Ireland Lingering In WarehousesRead More
It was better late than never for many retailers in Northern Ireland in the Boxing Day sales as footfall increased significantly from the previous year. The increase in shoppers on a year to year basis was higher than any other region in the UK, but this is perhaps not that surprising as here we had …
Christmas Turns Up Late For Retailers As Footfall IncreasesRead More
Households across Northern Ireland will receive a £600 energy support payment early next year to help them with their bills the UK government has announced. They will do this by funding the electricity companies directly, so then householders who pay their bills by direct debit will automatically receive the £600 in their bank accounts, which …
£600 Energy Support Payments For Households AnnouncedRead More
The Royal Mail are due to strike once more this week on December 23rd to December 24th on the run up to Christmas. Glyn Roberts, the chief executive of the industry body Retail NI, believes that the disruption that this and other strikes are causing to businesses and the wider general public should be averted …
Christmas is now just around the corner and for many of us it will be a chance to take a few days break from work and to recharge our batteries. In our frenetic modern world we probably don’t take enough time out to put our feet up and smell the coffee, so the festive break …
Why The Christmas Break May Be Just The Tonic For Us AllRead More
