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Site Reliability Engineers in big demand

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Back 4 Good is looking for a number of qualified expert site reliability engineers for a number of Back 4 Good partners .

These roles involves working a the cutting edge of technology delivering comprehensive security reference architecture to protect devices with techniques such as encryption, authentication ,key management and code signing .

Most it the available roles in this specialist areas are requiring 2-4 years experience in SRE,DevOps or Production Operations role and hands on experience scripting with Pearl Python or Ruby .

These role carry very attractive and rewarding packages with strong potential for progression .

Relocation allowances/packages are on offer for returnees .

Senior Structural Engineer Role

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Back 4 Good working with one of our construction partners are looking to source a  Senior Structural Engineer .

This role is a excellent opportunity for the right candidate offering strong progression within a growing firm .

We are looking for someone with a Degree in Structural/Civil Engineering with 12 plus years post graduate experience in the design and management of building projects .

Strong people skills with an ability to get involved in Business development .

The Irish Construction industry is expanding significantly with over 120,000 jobs to be filled over the next 5 years .

This is an exciting time to work in Irish Construction and this role has a very attractive package for the right candidate .

Apply for this role on www.back4good.ie and we will take it from there for you .

Career options as Eddie Rocket’s expand .

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Profits are soaring at 1950 US-style Eddie Rockets chain of fast food restaurants,last year the Diner returned to pre-tax profit on the back of soaring revenues .

Accounts filed show it recorded a pre-tax profit of € 1.6m for 2015 this follows a 2014 pre-tax loss of € 446,193 .

This return to profit is on the back of a significant revenue increase of 31% with Gross profit increaseing from €9.13m to €11.83m .

Eddie Rockets 36 diners are a mix of company and franchise -operated restaurants .It has recently expanded to open 2 Rockets by Eddie Rockets a new fast casual restaurant .

Eddie Rockets plans to expand the number of outlets to 100 split evenly between the main brand and the new Rockets format .

Employee numbers increased from 194 to 255 in 2015 and with the expansion plan in place for 2017 a number of excellent roles will be available for returnees in both the franchise and employee space .

Central Bank move on Mortgage rules

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Some good news for those returning who want to buy  their new home .

The Central Bank has made a big change to its mortgage rules in a move that will make it easier for new buyers to get a mortgage .

First -Time buyers will now be able to borrow any amount with a deposit of 10% .

Up to now new borrowers could have been approved for a mortgage with a deposit of 10% for borrowings up to € 220,000 .

They needed a 20% deposit for all amounts over that .

The new rules mean that a first-time buyer purchasing a home for €300,000 will qualify for a mortgage approval with a deposit of € 30,000

The decision is good news for returnees who may have saved for a depot while working abroad .

Is Ireland running out of skilled workers ?

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We just learned from the CSO yesterday that Ireland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was downwardly revised to 7.5% in October 2016 compared to 7.7% previously estimated .

This 7.5% figure is the lowest level since September 2008 .Unemployment rates in Ireland averaged 10.88% from 1983 until 2016 reaching an all time high of 17.40% in December of 1985 and a record low of 3.70% in December of 2000.

While this excellent news on the employment level is very welcome and an unemployment rate of under 8% is a significant improvement there in now a very real concern among employers that the already acute skills shortage in all sectors will now intensify .

At the CEO forum held in Dublin a survey of Ireland’s CEOs highlighted that a shortage of Talent was the biggest concern of Ireland’s CEOs far outweighing  Brexit or President Trump .

The concern is that this skills shortage will slow down our economic progress and the lack of skilled talent is leading  to wage inflation in many sectors .

The battle for Talent is Global and in high-skilled industries employers are willing to pay a premium for difficult to fill roles  with competition between countries and employers happening on a daily basis .

Ireland needs to meet these skills  shortage head on and the Education and Training system must address the need for large numbers of apprentices with a targeted action plan .

Ireland must invest in innovative solutions that expand our Talent pool by sourcing Talent overseas ,both Irish emigrants abroad and skilled non-Irish workers who are available in a number of locations .

Failure to address this issue in the short term will result in significant wage inflation ,a slow down in economic development and could result in today’s unemployment rate rising again .

Construction Pensions important when considering returning home .

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Back 4 Good has received many enquires from people in the construction sector who are considering returning home for good and want  to know if they can set up a new pension and add this pension to an existing pension that they may have taken out before  the downturn .

indeed some  Back 4 Good registrants held the view that once the departed Ireland for work that the lost their pension rights completely, this of course is not correct and your contributions are safe and there for you to draw down at retirement age

In the construction sector in particular many who left have moved jobs on a number of occasions and moved locations, the Construction Workers Pension Scheme is actively contacting members of the construction scheme with excellent online services including a ” calculate your pension ”  tool on their site www.cwps.ie .

If you are considering returning home for good during the upcoming Christmas break this site is your first port of call .

You will be able to trace what benefits you have in the scheme and examine how to combine your old pension with a new pension with your new employer .

If you have moved  through many jobs overseas you should register your latest address with www.cwps.ie so that they can send you relevant and important pension documents

Your contribution to your pension is held in trust ,it is your money and and trustees manage the fund for you so do not hesitate to find out your up to date information  either online at www.cwps.ie we will post regular information on pensions and developments in the pension area to assist .

When  you are considering your  options on returning home your pension should be factored in as you may have a better lump sum and pension than you anticipated and this combined with a number of years of new contributions could make your retirement comfortable for you and your family .

 

 

May follows Trump with proposed Corporation Tax cut

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Theresa May is following US President Elect Donal Trump and slashing Britains corporation tax rate .Ms May intends to ensure that Britain has the lowest corporation tax rate of the worlds 20 biggest economies .

Indeed it is expected that Ms May will cut the corporation tax rate further and faster  than President Elect Trump .

These developments will be a cause of some concern for Ireland who will see its advantage in the corporation tax space removed during 2017 .

Ireland will have to ensure that other advantages that Ireland have will be promoted strongly .

Our membership of the EU, our English Language skills and our significant Talent supply .

However as we are in the middle of an acute skills shortage Ireland will need to move fast to increase the Talent pool and innovative solutions such as Back 4 Good must be rolled out in many locations to increase the number of people who want to live and work in Ireland .

After just 2 weeks live our website has  over 21,000 people reached out to Back 4 Good expressing an interest in living and working in Ireland .

Our county by county strangely is making it more attractive for returnees who can return to their own town or village .

This level of interest must be built on and enhanced and the Government needs to integrate its Talent expansion under this excellent call to action .

Drive to attract skilled Pharma and Bio-Tech workers begins

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As part of Back 4 Good annual Christmas social media campaign a special focus will be on attracting skilled workers for the Pharma and Bio -Technology sector

In 2017 we will host virtual Talent fairs that will present shortlisted candidates for online interview and selection.

As a result of recent investment plans it is anticipated that there will be an additional 5000 new roles in Biologics in the medium term, a 75% increase on the current employment levels .Of this 5000 mployment increase it is estimated that around 1000 will be for roles such as Facility maintenance ,supply chain logistics,human resources,finance,legal and warehousing .

The remaining 4000 available roles will require more specific Biopharmaceutial science, technology,and engineering skill sets .

The industry is focused on meeting this massive demand in part through a combination of expatriate and other international talent flows into Ireland .

Back 4 Good will be reaching out to this Talent pool and encouraging them to consider these roles which are located in many locations in Ireland .

We start our Biotech and Pharma promotion with our unique Christmas social media campaign and if you are currently sourcing for talent for the sector contact Back 4 Good and get your employer brand and roles communicated to our global audience .

We need to raise awareness of the range of rewarding careers in the sector and highlight Ireland as a location for workers with Biopharmaceutial skills  and focus on the fact that these opportunities are available al over Ireland .

Reach out to 1000s of skilled professionals

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Back 4 Good the site of choice for potential returnees have launched their Christmas campaign ” Home for the holidays ? Why not stay ?  .

Following on from the success of last years Christmas campaign we have decided to focus on a sector by sector strategy and using our research gathered over 2016 we have identified key locations with strong interest from skilled professionals to come and live and work in Ireland .

This year we are offering opportunities for organisations would are offering services to returnees ,employers who wish to promote their available roles ,companies offering the many services that our returnees are interested in to promote their brand and through clever use of social media to reach out to his community in a unique way .

As places are limited and production deadlines are as always tight make sure you sign up today to this innovative campaign .

€800 million World Cup pitch opens

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A year from today Ireland I’ll find out if heir bid to host the rugby role cup will be a success .

The event is expected to bring a €800 million economic benefit to  Ireland with over 2 million tickets to be sold world wide .

Nearly 500,000 visitors will come to Ireland to attend the competition and over 4 billion TV eyes will be on Ireland during the tournament .

Irelands bid has 4 key stakeholders, the IRFU,the GAA and both Governments north and south .

Ireland who are attempting to complete back to back wins over the All Blacks this weekend in Dublin would be one of the tournament favourites along with the All Blacks and England .

Should the bid be successful the opening game would take place on September 15th with the final on the 4th November 2023 .