Posts Tagged ‘Grant Thornton Ireland’
M&A market shows no symptoms of COVID-19 slowdown
Charlie Kerlin, Director, Corporate Finance Levels of M&A activity are 18% higher than the same month last year, according to the latest statistics (February 2021). At first glance this appears remarkable, given the potential uncertainties around COVID-19 and legacy Brexit issues. This month-on-month increase has been a trend since the middle of last year, with…
Read onTaking stock of city centre performance
By Andrew Webb, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton I prefer to shop locally, and with three children who seem to get taller every night, the recent reopening of shops was a big relief (to them at least). We sat out the immediate rush on the Friday thinking the bank holiday Monday would be a bit quieter.…
Read onDo we need to reimagine the traditional events and conference format in the future?
Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting, Grant Thornton Ireland Being a strong extrovert, one of the things I have missed over the last year or so has been attending various conferences and events with colleagues, clients, and the wider business community. Bumping into people at the buffet, or chatting to someone beside you in…
Read onEmployee’s come Back to the Future – “The appropriate question is, ‘Where are they?’”
Jane Lee, Associate Director, Tax Recently a large professional service client told me that their IT department had carried out a test to see if any employee was logging in through servers outside their ‘normal base-office jurisdiction’. Just shy of 10% of the workforce appeared to be doing so, despite the country being under strict…
Read onLockdown easing sparks further recruitment drive at Grant Thornton
The easing of lockdown restrictions has sparked another major recruitment drive at leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton. The Belfast office has experienced continued growth during the COVID pandemic, with the firm adding 45 colleagues to the team over the last 12 months. Now Grant Thornton is seeking to recruit again at all levels across…
Read onIn search of a more holistic approach to learning measurement
Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting, Grant Thornton Ireland Most firms record the number of training courses they offer their employees, the number of learners who complete them and the direct costs of these programmes. They tend to capture learner satisfaction with formal training as well through surveys or evaluation sheets that learners complete…
Read onTraining in the world of remote working
Kate McCann, Associate Director, Audit and Assurance, Grant Thornton Ireland In the autumn, a new intake of graduates started their Chartered Accountant training contracts, just as further lockdown measures were introduced. In the new world of remote working for the majority of employees, what struggles will these new trainees face, and how will they gain…
Read onClarity of purpose is the key to success
Andrew McAuley, Assistant Manager, Audit and Assurance, Grant Thornton Ireland Why does your organisation exist? What do you stand for? These are big questions that can feel tough to tackle among the day-to-day running of a business. However, knowing and clearly communicating why you do what you do will become increasingly vital. When it comes…
Read onPlenty to ponder in local tax matters
Andrew Webb, Director, Economic Advisory, Grant Thornton Ireland The recent UK budget laid out the significant costs related to the various coronavirus supports and began plotting the path to raising more revenue. With current government borrowing running at post world war highs of £355bn, a central theme in the Chancellor’s announcement was ‘repairing the public…
Read onRemote working – The Irish way!
By Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting at Grant Thornton Ireland There has been a lot written on the future of work recently, which is quite timely, with lots of organisations pondering what they need to do over the next few months as restrictions start to ease and employees transition back to the office…
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