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100 new retail jobs across Ireland

Maxi Zoo will create 100 new jobs across the country as part of a major Eur10.0m expansion. The company is part of German Fressnapf group and began operating in Ireland when it opened its Ballincollig store in 2006.

The pet supplies firm is planning to open 20 new stores in this country over the next four to five years. The company currently has operations in Cork, Limerick and Longford. The first stores are due to open in Dublin and Kildare in November.

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Over 160 employees will lose jobs after 5 firms confirmed layoffs yesterday. The West of Ireland suffered the most with the news including Shannon, Limerick and Kerry.

CLARE – Agilisys Contact Services

Agilisys Contact Services announced it is to close its centre in Shannon transferring operations to the UK. The company has been based in Shannon for four years and had 71 employees.The company hopes that some of the affected employees will relocate to the UK.

LIMERICK – Irish Dresden

Dromcollogher (Co. Limerick) firm Irish Dresden has stopped manufacturing with the loss of 15 jobs. The company manufactured delicate porcelain mementos with pieces in the White House. Decline in global sales was cited as the reason for the closure.

KERRY – BeoCare & Beru Electronics

In Kerry – healthcare company BeoCare is expected to close and Beru Electronics is seeking redundancies. This is expected to result in 40 jobs lost.

DUBLIN – New Oceans Limited

Print and design company New Oceans Ltd has closed with the loss of 36 jobs. The collapse of the business and closure is linked to a significant fall in trade in recent months.

CV Service launched in Ireland

A brand new CV Writing website has been launched this week by a familiar face in the Careers, Outplacement & HR scene. Paul Mullan of Measurability has launched CVSOLUTIONS.IE to deliver high quality CV’s to job seekers across Ireland.

CVsolutions offers high quality CV’s tailored for the individual. They will not churn out on a production line like many other CV services.

CVsolutions is headed by Paul Mullan a leading CV expert in Ireland. Paul is CV expert with RecruitIreland and many other online jobsites. He is a career doctor with Irish Independent and regularly comments across radio and newspapers on career subjects.

CVsolutions will offer a nationwide service across Ireland – from Dublin – Waterford – Limerick – Cork – Galway & Sligo.

For more details visit CV Writing Service.

CVsolutions caters for three key levels – Graduates & Junior roles, Professionals and Executives. They work with jobseekers across all business functions and industry sectors.

CVsolutions will also include some free advice for jobseekers who want to go it alone and develop their own CV. You will find excellent CV Tips & Advice and Cover Letter Tips. There is expert opinion on CV Layout and CV Format. You will also find CV Examples, CV Samples and CV Templates.

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.

Terrible news on the jobs front yesterday as 270 staff lost their jobs a few weeks before Christmas. There were 3 counties affected with 110 jobs lost in Galway, 70 jobs lost in Kilkenny and 90 jobs lost in Limerick.

110 jobs lost at Thermo King in Galway

Galway suffered the biggest job losses on the day with 110 going at Thermo King Refrigeration. The company based in Mervue produced equipment for the European transport sector. The company employed 600 staff in Galway.

70 jobs lost at NN Euroball in Kilkenny.

NN Euroball announced it would close operations yesterday. The American company based in the IDA Industrial Estate at Purcellsinch produced high precision metal bearing components for the car industry.

90 jobs lost in Limerick with Filtertek & Brothers of Charity

Filtertek announced that it would be laying of 59 of its 99 staff at Newcastle West. Economic conditions were again cited as the key reason. In Limerick city the Brothers of Charity announced that shortfall in funding will result in 30 people losing their jobs.

Today the newspapers announced that there are growing over the future of jobs at Kostal. This follows the news that the German manufacturer will cut working tme by 20% from February. The firm manufacters automotive electronic systems employs a total of 1,100 workers in Ireland. Downturn in global car sales has been sited as a reason for the cutbacks which will affect its two plants in Ireland – Mallow & Abbeyfeale. 29 workers are expected to be laid off this side of Christmas. There will also be shutdowns at these plants for three days in November and for three weeks over Christmas. From next February working hours at Mallow & Abbeyfeale will be reduced by 20 percent.

Banta Global Turnkey has announced that it will be cutting 65 jobs at its Limerick plant. This move has been linked to the growing uncertainty over the future of computer maker Dell also based in Limerick. Banta Global Turnkey is a major supplier to Dell. Banta told staff earlier in the week that 65 voluntary redundancies would be sought. We previously posted about Flextronics in Limerick were there was uncertainty about 100 jobs. Interestingly Flextronics are a key supplier for Dell. What next for DELL?

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There are fears for the future of about 100 jobs in Limerick as Flextronics investigates cost cutting. Flextronics employs 290 people in the Limerick. The company provides logistics and warehousing services for many companies in the region, including large multinationals like Dell Computers. There have been ongoing talks between unions and management with an announcement expected next week.

Obviously performance at Flextronics is directly impacted by performance at Dell. It is not surprising that Dell is to axe 400 temp workers. Newspapers reported that Dell is to axe at least 400 temporary workers this weekend. The computer manufacturer confirmed that 400 temp staff will be let go in Limerick. This news has increased fears for the 3000 permanent employees

Another blow for electronics was the news that Motorola is cutting 3,000 jobs globally.

New jobs on the way for the Mid West with 3 firms to create over 200 new jobs. Microsemi is a US firm producing equipment for space exploration. If reports are accurate they are planning an expansion which will create 185 new jobs over the next two years. This is great news for Ennis and the Munster region. What a turnaround too. Only last May the company was close to pulling out of Ireland. Also in Ennis Async Technologies has announced that it will be creating 11 new jobs. Down the road in Limerick Avvio is set to create 30 new jobs for the city. The 3 announcement bring a combined total of 224 jobs.

Sadly Aer Arann announced that it will axe 100 jobs as part of a survival plan. The aviation firm has suffered during recent economic turmoil. Workers were informed this week of the major restructuring and cost cutting programme.

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Sorry folks but it is still general bad news on the jobs and careers front. Unemployment reached an 11 year high in September with figures nearly at the 250,000 mark. Judging by the general feedback it could be a winter of discontent. Property crash, stock market turmoil and credit crisis.

I was interested to read that Ballina, Tralee and Dundalk were three of the worst unemployment blackspots as I have been doing some work in all three locations over the summer. All seems to be sunny in Leixlip and Malahide though as unemployment is at 4%.

Let’s try and end this article with a positive note – Cook Ireland has announce that it will be creating 200 new jobs in Limerick over the newxt 5 years. This is part of a EUR25M investment. Lets hope for a few more of these announcements over the remainder of the week.

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