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Why are there no financial services employers among Ireland’s best places to work?
The financial services industry is a major employer in Ireland. The funds industry alone administers 11,511 funds. 25,000 people work in the International Financial Services Centre in Dublin, so surely there must be some Irish financial services employers who count as great places to work? Apparently not. The latest ranking, in today’s Independent, reveals a strange [...]
It’s beginning to look up for junior accountants in Ireland
In another sign that the torrid couple of years for junior accountants in Ireland is beginning to subside, banks are recruiting Big Four escapees. Let’s not forget that it was only last year that hundreds of newly-qualified accountants were released by Big Four firms in Ireland as firms were forced to cut their cloth. Since [...]
What chance do Anglo staff have of finding re-employment?
Amid one of the worst employment markets in living memory, beleaguered lender Anglo Irish Bank is due to unveil a wide-ranging cost-cutting exercise next month, which could see hundreds of jobs lost. What chance do its employees have of finding new positions? The bank has been working with external consultant Deloitte since May to determine [...]
More staff, bigger pay within Irish financial services
Recession, what recession? Figures from the Central Statistics Office would suggest that Ireland’s financial services industry has nothing to worry about. There’s a greater volume of people earning more money than in 2007. Admittedly, the CSO figures are as at the end of 2008, and the majority of job cut announcements within Irish financial services [...]
Does Ireland really face a banker exodus?
The €500k salary cap proposed by the government last month is obviously bad for the executives lucky enough to earn more than that. Add the increased income tax levy to the mix and Ireland suddenly looks a lot less alluring place to work lower down the ranks as well. But is a brain drain on [...]
The drip drip approach to financial services redundancies
It seems there might be some slightly underhand tactics being practiced by financial firms in Ireland over redundancies, which means they are largely go unnoticed. RBS and KPMG have made some high profile jobs cuts, but when the numbers are significantly smaller they largely slip under the radar. “We’re hearing from candidates that they are [...]
There is no need for bankers and accountants to apply to McDonalds
Official figures indicate that there were just 380 redundancies within the banking, finance and insurance sectors in Ireland since the beginning of this year, so why are people applying for a job in McDonalds? Statistics from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment suggest things aren’t that bad in the financial sector, with just 151 [...]
Our predictions for Irish financial services recruitment in 2009
Want to know where the jobs will and won’t be in Ireland next year? Here’s our considered opinion… 2009 WILL BE A GOOD YEAR FOR JOBS AND HIRING IN…. Insurance Towards the end of 2008 there were some encouraging signs for Ireland’s insurance sector. Quinn Insurance announced the created of 100 jobs in Cork, with [...]
Irish fund administrators pondering more job cuts
A proportion of Ireland’s fund administrators are likely to enact redundancy and redeployment strategies in 2009 as the industry feels the impact of the global financial crisis. This year’s profits are under pressure, with 30% of fund administrators expecting to see a reduction in revenue in 2008, according to the latest Deloitte Fund Administration in [...]
Best financial services firms to work for
Want to arrive at work on a Monday with a spring in your step and a smile on your line-less face? Best work for one of the Big Four accountancy firms then, apparently. Well, make that Big Three, as Ernst & Young was the only one of the quartet not to feature on the list [...]
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