There are concerns that retailers, along with supermarkets in Northern Ireland, will be hit with supply problems due to the decision by the P&O Ferries owners to make many of their staff immediately redundant. Around 60 staff have been sacked here with another 600 around the port of Dover. Ferry Service Unlikely To Run Again …
Retailers Could Be Hit With Supply Issues After P&O Ferries RedundanciesRead More
The Labour Relations Agency have created a new, up to date guide for employers called Hybrid Working, and it offers advice on safe and effective working practices now lockdown restrictions have eased and we anticipate that the work from home recommendation will soon be removed. The Guide Covers Various Topics The guide covers topics such …
Hybrid Working Guide Offers Employers Up To Date GuidanceRead More
The Northern Ireland Business Alliance, who represent a large group of businesses across the country, has delivered an impassioned plea for the Executive to be restored and for some stability to be brought to the country so progress can be made and businesses can forge ahead. They particularly want the work from home guidance to …
Business Alliance Calls On Government To Restore StabilityRead More
Finance minister Conor Murphy has confirmed that regional rates are going to be frozen once again this year in Northern Ireland. He is also providing a £50 million rates support package for the 2022/23 financial year and will be continuing with the Small Business Rate Relief. The rates freeze is equivalent to one months rate …
Rates Freeze Announcement Welcome News For BusinessesRead More
As I am sure you are aware if you are self employed, this year HMRC have given you a little bit of slack and extended the deadline for sending in self assessment tax returns. Normally the deadline is january 31st, but this year, as they did last year, they have given the self employed up …
Have You Filed Your Self Assessment Accounts Before The Deadline?Read More
The construction industry in Northern Ireland is being hit by a double whammy of labour shortages and high costs as it looks to get back on its feet after the pandemic. People who previously worked in the construction sector here are finding more lucrative work in other areas which is causing businesses no end of …
Labour Shortages & High Costs Hit Construction SectorRead More
New figures just published have revealed that there were a record number of new companies established in Northern Ireland in 2021. The figures come from Inform Direct, which harvests data from Companies House and the Office for National Statistics. Total Of 9,358 New Companies Established In all there was a total of 9,358 new companies …
Optimism As Number Of New Companies Grow In Northern IrelandRead More
As I start to write this blog article it has just turned 5pm and this is exactly the time when all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland have been lifted, hopefully for the final time. The government announced the changes to the regulations yesterday evening and now they have come into effect there will be …
