Today looks like being quite a day in Northern Ireland as Boris Johnson looks to make significant changes to the Protocol, much to the fury of the EU. How that pans out we will have to see, but today in our blog we thought we would focus on how independent businesses across the country are …
Independent Shops Find The Going Tough As Rising Costs Make Their MarkRead More
With economic forecasts for the UK being recently and worryingly downgraded, there has been further bad news with private business activity in Northern Ireland falling for the first time in over 12 months. The latest report by the Ulster Bank shows that in May there were reductions in output and new orders in the private …
Fall In Private Business Activity In Northern IrelandRead More
The Work From Home guidance, which has been in place in Northern Ireland for some months in a bid to reduce the spread of Covid-19, has now been officially lifted by the Stormont Executive. This will come as a big relief to many shops in towns and cities up and down the country who will …
This week the Harkin International Disability Employment Summit 2022 is being held here in Northern Ireland at the ICC Conference Centre, with its aim to help organisations across the world approach, support and enable persons with disabilities to achieve their career goals and aspirations. First Time The Event Has Been Held In Northern Ireland The …
Disability Employment Summit At ICC Conference CentreRead More
In Northern Ireland we find ourselves in the relatively unusual position of struggling to recruiting the right talent into our businesses, such is the demand for suitable, experienced and well qualified workers. At the last count there were around 775,000 pay-rolled employees across the country, with record levels of employment, so when you start to …
There are less people out of work in Northern Ireland as there has ever been, which on the one hand is excellent news, but the cost of living crisis is causing great insecurity among workers. The increasing cost of fuel bills and food bills will inevitably lead to pressure for wages to rise, which could …
Plenty Of Work But Plenty Of Worries Over The Cost Of LivingRead More
The latest analysis undergone by the Danske Bank has shown that consumer confidence has been badly dented by higher prices and inflation, which has put ever greater strain on household finances. A third of people said that their confidence in buying goods and services had been affected by these issues, whereas 18% pointed to the …
Consumer Confidence Takes A Hit As Prices Increase & Inflation RisesRead More
The Active Travel Challenge is up and running in June when businesses across Northern Ireland will be encouraged to get involved in a bid to get their employees travelling to and from work by physically active, greener means. Next month employees will be urged to leave their car at home and walk, cycle or, if …
Businesses Encouraged To Promote The Active Travel ChallengeRead More
