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A new report from The Open University has revealed a growing mismatch between employers in Northern Ireland and the next generation of workers - a gap that could be hindering efforts to tackle the region’s persistent skills shortages

New report reveals NI’s skills crisis deepens amid employer inaction

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When is it too hot to work in the UK?

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7 of the best safe summer jobs for your teenager this school holiday

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Soaring NHS job demand faces vacancy crisis despite career interest

Brits only take 70 per cent of their lunch breaks allotted time

Brits ‘waste’ £29bn worth of work a YEAR - by not taking lunch breaks

Only 71 per cent of companies reported having a formal AI policy

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Temperatures are set to soar this week - reaching highs of 29C

When it's 'too hot to work' and your employee rights in a heatwave

It has emerged that Stormont has been operating an effective self-ID policy for toilets, which it is now reviewing.

Northern Ireland Assembly to review its trans toilets policy

A gender neutral toilet.

Equality Commission clarifies rules on single sex toilets in Northern Ireland

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'I made it work for me - how to ask your boss for flexible working'

Retail NI chief executive Glyn Roberts response to ‘biggest employment law upgrade since Good Friday Agreement’

Retail NI urges caution over Employment Bill’s potential burden on small firms

Manufacturing and Engineering are on the rise according to the latest NIJobs Job Report.

Report shows strong NI jobs market despite global economic uncertainty

Ian Leonard

Northern Ireland bucks UK trend with fall in overdue invoices, R3 research shows

Ian Leonard, chair of R3 in Northern Ireland

NI bucks UK trend with fall in overdue invoices but more firms are now affected

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New employer NICs rise: what it means for workers facing rising costs
Businesses are bracing for higher costs, and could squeeze workers even more 💼
Alex Nelson

DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley.

Buckley brands £1.2m cost of diversity officers in health trusts 'shocking'

Spring Statement: Trump's mounting tariff war threat to UK economy

73 per cent don’t know how much their employer currently spends on their monthly bills

A third of employees admit to being more wasteful at work than at home

Head of the NI Civil Service Jayne Brady waving a 'progress' flag - a contested symbol of the LGBTQ+ movement - at Belfast Pride.

Kemi Badenoch says Stormont should have left controversial Stonewall scheme

Chris McCracken, Managing Director of LQ BID and Mary McManus, Regional Manager for Living Wage NI

Northern Ireland has the highest rate of low paid jobs in the UK

55 per cent would be happy to go in five days a week

Over half of the UK’s office workers would like go in five days a week

Head of the NI Civil Service, Jayne Brady, waving a 'Progress' flag at Belfast Pride. Her organisation has faced criticism for its continued involvement with controversial LGBTQ+ group Stonewall.

Stonewall defends its diversity scheme and use of the word mother

Mary Kitson, Senior Legal Officer, ECNI

Traveller parents settle discrimination case against Mid-Ulster Council

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National Apprenticeship Week 2025 - and how to make the most of it

More employers are asking staff to come back to the office.

NI job market normalises but Great Resignation 2.0 risk emerges

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Storm Eowyn school closures - your rights for emergency time off work
Many parents are struggling with childcare as Storm Eowyn disrupts schools 🌪️
Alex Nelson

Sam and James Bolan from Moira enjoying soft play at High Rise Lisburn.

Play for free at High Rise Lisburn in 2025 – free soft play now every week

Currys CEO Alex Baldock speaks during a 'PM Connect' event at the Currys Repair Centre in 2023 (Photo: JOE GIDDENS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Major electrical retailer warns of reduced hiring from Budget measures

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I'm a careers expert - here are my 2025 workplace trend predictions

Vodafone and Hestia have teamed up to share tips for how Brits can better secure their devices from the eyes of an abusive partner

Seven ways to protect your smartphone from an abusive partner

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Popular UK shoe and footwear retailer closes stores amid rising costs

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Woman who was sexually harassed at staff Christmas party receives £36,000

Sam Bolan from Moira, Co Down playing in soft play at High Rise Lisburn.

Free festive soft play at High Rise Lisburn this Christmas

Research of 2,000 women said they would feel embarrassed and judged by their manager if they admitted the truth

One in four women afraid to tell boss real reason they are sick

Promoting the Inclusive Workplace Toolkit are, from left, Helen Crickard, Pamela Armstrong and Deirdre Quinn from Women Breaking Barriers

New toolkit to support progression of women in hospitality and tourism industry

Increase in number of UK businesses fleeing to Netherlands

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I'm a business expert - I've seen these 6 remote interview mistakes

Play for free at High Rise Lisburn this November. Pictured is James and Sam Bolan enjoying the soft play at High Rise Lisburn slide

Play for free at High Rise Lisburn this November

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Leon Marseglia (left), Co-founder and CEO of Youth Group UK, and Jack Parsons (right), Co-founder and Group CEO of Youth Group.

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Lara Storey has settled a harassment and victimisation case against Tesco for £45,000.

NI woman settles Tesco case for £45k after harasser kept in old job

The NIJobs ‘Job Report’, authored by leading economist Richard Ramsey, reveals that hybrid roles have remained steady, with remote working options in decline

NIJobs ‘Job Report’ reveals hybrid is the new norm in competitive job market

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1000s of workers to receive pay rise as Living Wage rates increase

Hybrid roles have remained steady, with remote working options in decline, according to NIJobs' Q3 report

Hybrid is the new norm in competitive job market

One of the UK’s most exciting and recognised entrepreneurs, Tom Glanfield of TEGCap, from Bournemouth, Hampshire

Ad Feature Insider tricks that entrepreneurs use to get noticed

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I'm a business expert: the best time to ask for time off or a pay rise

A Northern Ireland charity is offering free soft play sessions for children at its Lisburn adventure centre, High Rise. Pictured is Penny McGrath enjoying the soft play area at High Rise Adventure Centre in Lisburn

Northern Ireland play area offers free soft play for children

Amazon.com founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos (Photo: David Ryder/Getty Images)

'The worst employers' - Amazon makes sweeping office change

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Workplace pensions: how to check contributions - and increase them

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Over 100 employers in NI now accredited as Living Wage Employers

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Proposal could lead to payouts if you're contacted by work after hours

Tourists refresh themselves in the water of a fountain in downtown Rome in 2005 (Photo: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

When is it 'too hot to work' - as UK braces for hottest day of 2024

Members of the Middlesbrough community come together to clean up their streets after far-right activists destroyed property following riots on 5 August (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Workers' rights explained as shops close early for 'busy' day of riots

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