A Lisburn firm who introduced a 4 day working week for its employees around a year ago says the trial has been a resounding success and has urged other companies to roll the system out ahead of a new 4-Day Week pilot which is being launched across Northern Ireland. This is the second pilot scheme …
Lisburn Firm Says 4 Day Working Week Has Been A Great SuccessRead More
There was a good news report out today (13th August 2024), from the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Growth Tracker, which showed that business activity had really ramped up last month. The business growth was in the main coming from the manufacturing and services sectors, with retail and construction rather lagging behind. A number of companies …
Paying what is known as the Real Living Wage is a voluntary action for businesses to take. As long as they are paying the national minimum wage they are quite within their legal obligations. The Real Living Wage is currently set at £12 an hour (outside London that is), whereas the national minimum wage is …
High Proportion Of Workers In NI Being Paid Below The Real Living WageRead More
The NI Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with BDO NI, have just published their economic report on the 2nd half of this year, and all key economic indicators are looking reasonably rosy, which is great news to hear. Overall business performance has been classed as steady as she goes, with some shoots of growth around …
Key Economic Indicators Are Positive Moving Into 2nd Half Of The YearRead More
Despite Northern Ireland having relatively low levels of immigration this did not stop it from being affected by the protests that have spread throughout the UK over the weekend. Bolton, Tamworth, Rotherham, Liverpool and Middlesbrough to name but a few were all hit badly, and many Belfast businesses were also targeted in violent attacks. The …
The latest report by independent business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor shows that more businesses were showing signs of financial distress in Northern Ireland in the 2nd quarter of this year than in the 1st quarter. This mirrors the rest of the UK and is a real concern. It does show that the turmoil …
More Businesses Showing Signs Of Financial Distress In 2nd QuarterRead More
It is heartening to see that the unemployment rate in Northern Ireland fell to a record low of 2% in the month of May, according to the latest statistics from Nisra. Allied to this average monthly pay has been rising, by 3.7% in June, up to £2,329 per month. Over the course of the last …
The latest figures from the most recent survey by the Ulster Bank seem to show that the private sector performed very well indeed last month (June 2024). In fact the order books grew at the fastest rate for over two years, with business activity showing strong momentum which will hopefully run through into the next …
