There are at least five generations among today’s workforce, the silent generation, baby boomers, generation-x, millennials and generation-z, each bringing different perspectives and expectations to the workplace. The current challenge is for organisations to create a work environment that appeals to all five generations.

I have no doubt that there were wistful, jealous even, glances across the border from our civil servants and would be Ministers as Ireland’s budget ministers delivered a raft of give aways in their recent budget.

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Ahead of this year’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor noted that tax cuts will be ‘virtually impossible’ given the current state of the UK economy and the country’s current debt levels.

The Trader Support Service, an initiative established by HMRC to aid and counsel businesses engaged in the transportation of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has been prolonged until December 2024.

The Northern Ireland jobs market remains exceptionally competitive, as borne out in the most recent official statistics.

With tight labour market conditions expected to continue, a dwindling pool of available labour is expected to be a significant barrier to economic growth across Ireland over the coming years.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) describes performance management simply as “the attempt to maximise the value that employees create”, helping to maintain and improve the performance of staff to align with organisational objectives.

Generation Z, colloquially known as zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as the starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years.

Unfortunately there has been no shortage of high-profile corporate collapses across the UK in recent years each of which had a multitude of ramifications on the economy, other businesses and consumers.

The main goal of successful workforce planning is having the right talent in the right roles at the right time. However, many organisations fail to pay enough attention to their talent pipelines and succession practices, which can lead to excessive turnover and loss of knowledge, affecting the performance and success of the organisation.

What a month it has been. From being hailed as the most exciting economic zone in the world and having presidential visitors tell us of our amazing potential (which is true) to the stark realities of a budget set by the Secretary of State that raises serious concern about the mess our public services are in.

What will be hot in L&D going into the future? – This is the one obligatory question posed every year by Donald H. Taylor in the annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the survey and it also appears to mark a transitional year for learning and development worldwide.

The UK Government have introduced new transfer pricing rules, coming in to effect for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 April 2023.

Northern Ireland has hosted some high profile visitors in recent weeks as it pauses to reflect on 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement. What struck me the most about the media of our US visitors was the distinct absence of Northern Irish politicians at the various events that took place.

In modern, fast-paced and hybrid workplace cultures, leadership is more important than ever before. We have all observed varying approaches towards leadership, and the different styles of various successful CEOs. It is clear that there is no roadmap to be a successful CEO, rather, it takes certain mind-sets that effectively drive organisational performance.