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Patricia Graham, Assistant Manager, Audit and Assurance, Grant Thornton Ireland While the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination is well under way, a return to the office and pre-pandemic life still feels like a distant dream for many. The pandemic has shone a light on the need for businesses to keep up to date with…
Read onMaking remote work
Anne Phillipson, Director, People & Change Consulting, Grant Thornton, Ireland The Irish Government has just published a National Remote Work Strategy – Making Remote Work – that is their plan for addressing the fundamental changes to the way we work post-Covid. The report is issued by their Department for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which is…
Read onHow adversity reveals the best in us, and our leaders
By Kirsty McManus, National Director, Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland It’s often said that adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it. Each one of us, no matter our background or circumstances has had to deal with some level of adversity at some point in our lives. This is especially true at the present time…
Read onMajor recruitment drive as Artemis Technologies ramps up zero-emission ferry programme
Staff numbers at Artemis Technologies, which is leading a Belfast-based consortium to decarbonise maritime, are expected to almost treble to 70 by the end 2021 and rise to 100 by this time next year. It is part of a major recruitment drive by the company as it ramps up its programme to develop and build…
Read onThe complexities of post Brexit Immigration
Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting, Grant Thornton Ireland I attended a recent webinar organised by the NI Chamber of Commerce and delivered by Conor McCrory who is an Associate Director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin specialising in business immigration law. What stood out for me were the various complexities impacting NI businesses from the…
Read onA new hope… or are you ready for more
Sam Beattie, Associate Director, Payroll, Grant Thornton Ireland Employers across the four home nations and beyond would universally welcome a return to normal after almost a year of adapting to change brought about by the CV-19 pandemic. As we approach the first anniversary of the first COVID-related lockdown, this is a good time to look…
Read onThe threat from within
Aine McGlynn, Assistant Manager, Forensic and Investigation Services This year we will continue to see a significant number of employees working remotely to counteract the difficulties presented by COVID-19. In recent months a vast number of cyber-attacks have made news headlines, the majority of which have been attacks from outside the organisation. Whilst external threats…
Read onActivist Erin Brockovich Added To IoD Women’s Leadership Conference Lineup
Iconic environmental activist and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich has been revealed as a guest speaker at this year’s IoD Women’s Leadership Conference. Known for “fighting hard and winning big”, Erin will join the leading business organisation for its virtual Women’s Leadership Conference sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills, taking place in March. Erin, whose story became…
Read onArtemis Technologies Unveils First Look At Electric Foiling Workboat
Artemis Technologies has moved to the next phase in the development of its Artemis eFoilerTM electric propulsion system, announcing plans to launch a technology demonstrator in 2021. Announced by Artemis Technologies COO, Prof. Mark Gillan, during a presentation to the Workboat Association’s Technical Workgroup yesterday, the first vessel equipped with the transformative Artemis eFoilerTM, will…
Read onA high price to pay for being poor
By Andrew Webb, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton Ireland Marcus Rashford’s work challenging the government over food vouchers during school closures is just one of a series of recent issues that continually challenge my thinking around our economic priorities, and our seeming inability to really tackle deprivation and poverty. Other things that have brought this conundrum…
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