Almost a third of Southland businesses have employed more people during the past year, but recruitment remains one of the biggest challenges for businesses in the province. Venture Southland business services manager Alistair Adam said a survey the agency conducted revealed 74% of businesses were positive about Southland's economy and business environment and 84% were positive about their own business. Similar to 2017, 85% of businesses do a significant part of their business within Southland, 30% with Otago and 17% with Canterbury. While just 8% of businesses export, 44% are in the export supply chain. A total of 21% of agriculture, fishing and forestry businesses, which combined comprise the province's largest sector, export. For the first time since the business survey began in 2014 Southland businesses were reporting employing more people than in the previous year. ''This year, 32% of businesses reported employing more people, which, when compared to 24% in 2014, shows significant … [Read more...] about Southland employment up but recruiting still an issue
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ASG’s Summer Youth Employment Program
Wed, 06/27/2018 - 10:29am Iven Holi (left) of Matu’u/Faganeanea and Saafi Tamaalemalo of Pago Pago, take a brief break yesterday from work at Samoa News to smile for the camera. The pair, who are students at Samoana are Samoa News interns for ASG's Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). They will get a chance to learn more about the newspaper biz and hopefully it will inspire them to look at media as a future career choice. [photo: FS] … [Read more...] about ASG’s Summer Youth Employment Program
Iceland Leads Europe in Sports Employment
Could Iceland’s relative success in football have to do with how many Icelanders work in sports-related jobs? Recent Eurostat research shows that two percent of Icelanders work in the sports industry, a higher proportion than anywhere else in Europe. RÚV reported first. The figures are nearly even between men and women, with 2.2% of men working in sports-related jobs and 1.9% of women. The next country after Iceland with the most individuals working in sports is Sweden. Statistics Iceland points out that of the 10 countries where the sports industry is proportionately largest, six qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The numbers, however, do not necessarily represent a correlation. Poland, whose men’s football team is in 8th place in the world rankings, has the fourth lowest proportion of people employed in sports. … [Read more...] about Iceland Leads Europe in Sports Employment
RAF reservist thanks employer for support on Reserves Day
0 Post a comment Wednesday, 27 June 2018 - Local People by Cambrian News reporter @CambrianNews [email protected] AN Aberystwyth man has thanked the National Library of Wales for their support of his lifelong ambition, a role in the armed forces. Daniel Owen Field spends his days as the library’s head of software development and in his extra time, the 41-year-old family man is satisfying a long-term interest in a very different field – well, in the sky, to be exact.For the past three and a half years, Daniel has added a new dimension to his life by becoming a reservist with 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron, the only Royal Air Force reserve unit in Wales.“The modern forces are a long way from some people’s assumptions,” said Daniel, who has received specialist ICT training from the RAF.“Life at home can be hectic with a young family and two careers but I am lucky that my family and employers support my efforts. It eases the … [Read more...] about RAF reservist thanks employer for support on Reserves Day
Govt launches €200m plan to double employment in film, TV and animation sector
The Government has launched a €200m Audio-visual action plan to enable Ireland to "become a global hub for the production of Film, TV drama and animation".The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan launched the plan today which hopes to double employment in Ireland’s film, television and animation to more than 24,000 full-time employees in five years.The policy recommendations carried out by international consultants, Olsberg SPI with Nordicity, under the Creative Ireland Programme also hopes to bring in an extra €1.4bn to the country.Speaking at the Irish Film Institute, Minister Madigan, said “Today we start building on the success of the Irish audio-visual industry which has reached across the world. "This year we had Nora Twomey's The Breadwinner, produced by Cartoon Saloon - an amazing Irish company with global reach – building on a strong run of successes at the Oscars and Cannes in recent years with films such as Room and … [Read more...] about Govt launches €200m plan to double employment in film, TV and animation sector