Careers and Jobs

There are new jobs on the way for Carlow due to the creation of 3 new start-ups in the region. Carlow County Enterprise Board assisted with the establishment of all three new companies.

Homefix Property Solutions is a 24-hour emergency service and it will create 50 of the new jobs

Danelle Recycling is a recycling company which will recycle more unusual products and it will create 2 new jobs.

Gael Energy will specialise in solar panels for domestic and commercial use. This company is at an early development stage but is expected to create up to 30 jobs in the future.

Integrated Communications Limited (ICL) announced that 25 new jobs are on the horizon for the company after it was contracted by UPC to introduce faster broadband speeds in the county. The new jobs will be created for cable technicians, civil engineers and project planners.

Redundancy is a huge topic in Ireland today forced on us by changes in economic conditions. It is not a new term and has been part of the employment landscape for the last decade only hidden by the roar of the celtc tiger. Redundancy for many is a forced situation where they have no choice BUT what about the voluntary redundancy scenario – what do you do when you are offered VL? Do you take the lump sum and run? OR sit tight in these rough ecomonic conditions? There is no right answer to this situation as each case will be unique. There are positives and negatives and cases for both options. I have attached an article on voluntary redundancy I posted for the Irish Independent. (Please note that I have no credit for this but have requested that it be added) – Voluntary Redundancy

Celestica Ireland employs 380 at its manufacturing plant in Galway. Celectica is a canadian electronics firm which previously had operations in Dublin. Over the last week working hours have been cut for workers in the plant however a general meeting is due to take place to dicuss the future of the plant. Celestica has been struggling with the economic climate and recently closed a plant in the US with the loss of over 500 jobs.

The Taxback Group creates 100 new jobs in Dublin, Cork & Kilkenny.

The Taxback Group has announced that it will be creating 100 new jobs. Taxdack Group is Dublin based but the new jobs will also be created in Kilkenny and Cork. The new jobs will come online over the next 2 years. Taxback Group helps workers and other firms to claim tax refunds abroad.

Finally some positive jobs news with 3 companies creating a combined total of 270 new jobs in Kildare, Dublin, Cork, Clare and Killkenny. Read the three announcements below.

Vista Primary Care Campus creates 120 new jobs in Kildare.

Naas received some positive jobs news with the creation of 120 new jobs in the town. A new healthcare facility will be built to provide services to the local community. The services provided by Vista Primary Care Campus were normally only available in hospitals.

Melcut Cutting Tools Ltd creates 50 new jobs in Clare.
US company Melcut Cutting Tools Ltd announced that it will establish a new base in Co Clare and will be creating 50 new jobs.

Financial IT company First Derivatives will create 140 jobs in Newry where they already employ 130 staff. The company indicated that most of the jobs will be filled by locals (what about all the southern shoppers). The majority of the new jobs are consultancy with some management. First Derivatives provides consultancy and software services for financial institutions who want to analyse their exposure to debt.

Service & IT Software company ICS Computing will create 50 new jobs in Belfast at its headquarters. The new job creation is as a result of a new contract with NHS. ICS currently employs over 250 people at its Belfast office.

Other news impacting the north was that ASDA will create 7,000 new jobs which will surely mean more employed in Northern Ireland.

SUPERQUINN – 400 JOBS LOST

Superquinn has announced that it will close its outlet in Dundalk as part of cost cutting. A total of 400 employees will be made redundant across Superquinn with 67 in Dundalk. The company will be shedding 12% of its 3,300 workforce in Ireland. Cross-border shopping has been cited as the key factor.

UNITED DRUG

United Drug is believed to be planning job cuts in Ireland according to the Evening Herald. The company employs 900 staff in Ireland.

INTEL CUTS 6,000 JOBS GLOBALLY.

The good news is that Ireland does not seem to be impacted. Intel is closing plants in Malaysia, Philipines, Oregan and California.

PERMANENT TSB

Over 100 staff at PTSB will be paid career breaks over the coming weeks as part of cost cutting exercise. It is believed that over 2,000 applied for the the offer of 20K for two year break and 35k for a 3 year break. Looks like a great company to work for when the staff are jumping at the chance to get out.

According to today’s newspapers there could be 100 jobs lost at Molex in Shannon, Co. CLare. 100 of the 400 jobs could see their jobs cut with remaining staff taking salary cuts as a result of cost cutting measures. Molex make electronic, electrical and fibre optic interconnection systems at the Shannon plant. The company held a series of meetings on Tuesday to inform staff of redundancies and other cost-saving plans.

Dell have announced that they will cut about 1,900 jobs in Ireland as it plans to move its manufacturing function to Poland and a facility in Lodz. The jobs will be lost starting April with the transfer of manufacturing expected to be complete in 12 months time.

Dell announced a 3bn global cost cutting programme in 2008 and although it was expected that Ireland operations would have job casualties it was hoped otherwise. The positive new I guess is that 1,100 jobs were save in that these staff will continue to manage EMEA manufacturing, logistics and supply. Dell’s 1,500 employees in Cherrywood remain unaffected by the recent announcement.

The company statement read “We are proud of our 18-year tenure as a major manufacturer in Ireland. This is a difficult decision, but the right one for Dell to become even more competitive, and deliver greater value to customers in the region.”

Although the news is not a real surprise, as there have been job fears for months, it is still a terrible blow for the employees coming so close into the new year.

A reciever has been appointed for Waterford Wedgewood and the company has requested that its shares be suspended from trading on stock exchange. Senior management seem confident that a buyer but the 800 employees in Ireland and 1800 in UK stare into an uncertain period. Only last October Waterford Crystal told workers of its plans to lay off 280 staff at the kilbarry plant.

Waterford Wedgewood manufactures Waterford Crystal and also Wedgewood fine China.

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