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- Smartbox to set up Dublin centreWed, May 23, 2012Gift voucher firm Smartbox is to set up a new international centre in Dublin, in a move that could create up to 70 jobs at the firm.
- The value of a non-executive perspective
Mon, May 21, 2012The non-executive director role has lost some of its prestige in recent years, but the value of having outside expertise on the board of a business means that experience will always be sought after - More sign on in North but jobless rate falls to 6.7%Thu, May 17, 2012The number of people in Northern Ireland who signed on to receive jobless benefits jumped by 700 last month to stand at 62,500, according to latest official figures.
- Rehab Group to create 400 jobsWed, May 16, 2012More than 400 jobs will be created by the Rehab Group as it expands its operations over the next three years.
- German electronic firm offers 35 jobsThu, May 10, 2012German semiconductor firm ZMDI is to create 35 skilled engineering positions over the next five years. The company is setting up an RD centre in Limerick which will focus on the development of products for the smart power management sector.
- 'Jobbridge' extension announcedWed, May 9, 2012The Government's national internship scheme is to be expanded by 1,000 places.
- Irish workers rank high in reportFri, May 4, 2012IRISH WORKERS were among the most productive in the world last year, a new report by Forfás and the National Competitiveness Council finds, but more needs to be done to boost productivity further, thereby enhancing competitiveness.
- Decades on and still no software to raise productivityFri, May 4, 2012 ECONOMICS : ‘YOU CAN see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” So said Nobel Prize-winning US economist, Robert Solow, in 1987 – a full quarter of a century ago.
- SAP expands Irish workforce by 250Thu, May 3, 2012German software giant SAP has announced plans to expand its Irish operations and create 250 new jobs in Galway and Dublin.
- Unemployment rate holds steady at 14.3%Thu, May 3, 2012THE NUMBER of people signing on the Live Register increased by 100 in April, with the standardised unemployment rate holding steady at 14.3 per cent.
- Belfast call centres to create 420 jobsThu, May 3, 2012TWO MAJOR call centre operators yesterday confirmed plans to create a total of 420 jobs in Belfast.
- New employee recruitment software set to be an industry 'game-changer'Thu, May 3, 2012CONSULTANCY AND managed services firm Version 1 has described a Cork-based start-up’s software, which uses the social-media connections of its employees to find new staff, as game-changing.
- Live Register static at 14.3%Wed, May 2, 2012The number of people signing on the Live Register increased by 100 in April, with the standardised unemployment rate remaining static at 14.3 per cent.
- Time to stop wasting the minds of a whole generationTue, May 1, 2012 ECONOMICS : IN SPAIN, the unemployment rate among workers under 25 is more than 50 per cent. In Ireland almost a third of the young are unemployed. Here in America, youth unemployment is “only” 16.5 per cent, which is still terrible – but things could be worse.
- Bruton on trade mission to US with IDA Ireland chiefMon, Apr 30, 2012Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has set off on a trade mission to the US. He will spend five days in five cities targeting companies for foreign direct investment.
- Bruton leaves on US trade missionSun, Apr 29, 2012Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has set off on a trade mission to the US.
- Initiative seeks to plug tech skills gapThu, Apr 26, 2012IRELAND COULD boost employment right across the economy by attracting up to 75,000 highly skilled overseas workers a year to cope with the skills shortage in the technology sector.
- Investment in CareergroThu, Apr 26, 2012Careergro, a developer of a cloud-based, career development software tool for employees, has secured investment of € 300,000 to fund business expansion.
- Insufficient attention paid to skills requiredWed, Apr 25, 2012Insufficient attention is being paid to the skills required by State boards when appointments are being made, Institute of Directors in Ireland has found. Its research, based on a survey of 45 directors holding board or senior management positions in State bodies, highlighted “issues regarding transparency” in the appointments process.
- Romney not allowing facts to get in way of spin crusadeTue, Apr 24, 2012Just how stupid does Mitt Romney think we are? If you’ve been following his campaign from the beginning, that’s a question you have probably asked many times. But the question was raised with particular force last week, when Romney tried to make a closed drywall factory in Ohio a symbol of the Obama administration’s economic failure.
