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Lack of Housing and high Income Tax damage Talent attraction .

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As Ireland heads towards full employment with the latest unemployment rate at just above 6% the demand for skilled labour is one of the major challenges facing employers both large multinationals and medium to small Irish firms .

The latest rate at 6.3% represents a nine -year low and projections are that unemployment will fall below 6% by year end raising the risk that the economy will overheat .

The reduction in the numbers available for work along with the significant shortages of skilled talent will drive up wage rates and damage Ireland’s competitive edge .

The  Technology,Legal and Healthcare sectors are suffering from the lack of available Talent with key roles such as

Java Developers

Lawyers

Software Engineers

System Engineers

Theatre Nurses

Auditors

Developers

in huge demand .

In the global talent battle ,Ireland offers strong salaries for skilled professionals however the lack of suitable accommodation and the high personal tax rates are resulting in skilled workers looking elsewhere .

Indeed  the National Competitiveness Council has warned that the lack of affordable housing is impacting on Ireland’s competitiveness and could affect Ireland’s ability to attract investment .

A survey of 11 international cities carried out by the Council shows that just two -London and Amsterdam-were more costly for home buyers than Dublin and only 3 other cities were found to be less affordable in terms of rent .

While the IDA’s half-year results announced last week were very strong with job approvals up 22% and investments approved by the IDA resulted in 11,000 jobs ,FDI firms have warned the IDA that they need to address the areas of housing availability and cost ,as well as personal taxation  in order to continue to attract and retain Talent and win high levels of investment

Back 4 Good is now in over 70 cities across the globe and many countries involved in the global talent battle are availing of our unique concept to attract home their ” best and brightest ” and offering exciting incentives to their expatriates to bring them back home.

Ireland is lagging way behind and will suffer significantly unless they face up to the established facts that the Country  is an horrendously expensive place to live and work .

 

Myanmar is calling it’s diaspora home .

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Myanmar with the fastest growing economy in South East Asia is on the look out for skilled professionals in all occupations and sectors .

Individual Cities are using the Back 4 Good -Your future in Myanmar concept to reach out to the Burmese diaspora across the globe and inviting them to return home for good .

Major cities involved in the innovative programme include ,

Yangon

Mandalay

Taunggyi

Naypyidaw

Mawlamyine

Maw Gyun

Bagan

Pyay

Pathein

Back 4 Good now has over 200,000 followers who want to return home to their own city , on our social media platforms   and user numbers are now running at over 100k .

Opportunities are available in all occupations with particular strong demand in the following sectors .

Sales

Marketing

Digital

Engineering

Mobile Money

Healthcare

Telecoms

hospitality

 

As demand  for skilled professionals increases so to is wage rates which are starting to rise from what was ridiculously low levels.

Now is the time to consider your options for returning home to Myanmar and Back 4 Good will supply you with independent advice on all aspects of returning including how to negotiate the right package for you and your  family .

Register today on Back 4 Good and we will take it from there for you .

 

Shanghai opportunities not to be missed !

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Back 4 Good are delighted to be working on our new concept in Shanghai which is the Financial Hub of the East and a stunning location to live and work .

The city is suffering from significant skills shortages and has decided to call it’s people back home to Shanghai to fill the many excellent opportunities available.

A recent survey of several thousand Shanghai employers revealed that almost every firm has a skills shortage of one degree or another with roles available in the following sectors,

Financial Management Talent

Senior Management Talent

Marketing Talent

Internet Talent

Senior Technology Talent

Capital Operation Talent

Strategic Design Talent

and more .

In the Financials services sector the skills shortage are significant with companies such as USB sourcing talented professionals such as ,

IT support Analysts

Technical Support Engineers

Equity Derivatives Structurers

Data Scientists

Fund Administrators

and much more.

Back 4 Good are delight that along with Beijing we now have our concept in Shanghai and plan to be in another 4 cities in China this month.

If you wish to live and work in Shanghai or if you wish to return home to Shanghai for good register today on Back 4 Good -Your future in Shanghai and we will take it from there for you.

Top Talent looking to the USA on the 4th of July !

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On this special day for the USA Back 4 Good -Your future in America are delighted that our roll out into the US is gaining pace .

The concept is now in 12 cities including ,

Baltimore

Boston

Chicago

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

New York

Philadelphia

San Diego

San Francisco

Seattle

We have invitations from another 10 cities and we hope to have a presence in each City in July .

While Back 4 Good was devised in Ireland, we have seen the concept start to make an impact in the US and Philadelphia ( which was the first city to join ) now has over 17k users today.

The concept of returning home to your own State,City or Town to secure excellent opportunities which now exist in the US is attractive to both the returnee and the many employers and State organisations in the US who are having huge difficulties finding top talent .

As we progress into the US our platform will provide a one-stop -shop on all aspects of returning to your City or Town ,we will offer independent information on ,

Real Estate

Education

Healthcare

Taxation

Financial Services

Pensions

Transport

and much more .

If you wish to source Top Talent post your career opportunities on Back 4 Good today and reach out to the many highly skilled users on our unique platform .

If you would like to get involved in Back 4 Good in your own State,City or Town contact us today and we will take it from there for you.

Make sure you register your interest in returning to the USA today on our site .

 

Back 4 Good has had an amazing June and the interest in our concept has developed across the Globe.

With rapid technological advances and the digitisation of the workplace the matching of new employee skills sets with  the need of employers is getting harder each day .

Back 4 Good has entered countries that are attempting to deal with this challenge and last week we launched our platform in Tokyo.

Japan where 81%  of employers ( with 10 or more employees ) have difficulty finding qualified employees is looking at both attracting back home its own people and  working on a range of upskilling programmes that it hopes will increase the supply of skilled workers .

In China, we have Back 4 Good -Your future in Beijing which is reaching out to Chinese people  across Asia and inviting them to return to the city to take up many available opportunities.

Beijing’s economy ranks among the most developed and prosperous in China and as China aims to shift from  ” made in China to developed in China ”  the demand for skilled professionals is huge with over 70% of Beijing’s employers stating that they do not have enough talent to “achieve current business objectives ‘

In June we expanded our platform into Holland and in particular Amsterdam as demand for skilled professionals far outweighs the supply and opportunities exist in many occupations including ,

Lawyers

HR Managers

Mechanics

Engineers

Medical Specialists

Software designers

and much more .

Back 4 Good is now represented in over 70 cities through the globe and the demand for the concept has resulted in a further 45 applications from cities  to  promote the concept and platform.

This response level is a source of great pride to Back 4 Good and we hope to reach our target of 200 cities with representatives in place by year -end .

 

Beijing starts the China roll-out for Back 4 Good

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Back 4 Good the unique concept that is reaching out around the Globe has responded to a number of invitations and is now represented in China with our brand available in Beijing .

Back 4 Good has huge experience in South East Asia with Myanmar ,and over 200,000 users in various cities in Myanmar are familiar with the concept .Indeed we are delighted that the Government of Myanmar recently commented on the impact of our innovative solution when it stated that Back 4 Good ,

” has touched a powerful desire within Myanmar nationals living overseas to return home for good and it has built on that desire to help Myanmar to grow and prosper “

China is currently experiencing a working-age population decline and the country is actively looking for its skilled  expatriates to return home to fill 1000s of high skilled vacancies with over 60% of employers in Beijing stating that they are considering sponsoring or employing qualified employees from overseas.

The demand in China for skilled professionals is huge with a projected shortage of 24 million skilled workers up to 2020 .

As China moves from a ” made in China to developed and created in China ” economy Talent supply is top of the list .

However China is not alone in Asia in this battle for Talent and Back 4 Good has received a number of requests from competing countries such as Philippines,Indonesoa,Japan,and Cambodia who want to call their own Talented people back home for good.

The concept is already in India with partners in Mumbai,Bangalore and New Delhi all of which are suffering from significant skills shortages .

If you want to get involved in this unique and innovative project contact greg@back4good.ie today .

ESB Controversial. HQ ” facelift ” begins- 500 jobs will result .!

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Construction on the ESB headquarters in Fitzwilliam Street has commenced .

The 150 million euro project is one of the largest office developments ever planned for the city .

When complete the office element of the development will be 50% occupied by the ESB with the remaining 50% capable of accommodating 1,400 office workers .

The ESB headquarters built in the 1960s created controversy as a parade of Georgian houses were cleared out to make way for it which resulted in the encroachment of Dublin’s ” Georgian mile ”  and was one of the worst crimes committed against Dublin’s historic core .

This new development was challenged as it did not comply with the Dublin City Development plan which required the Georgian Facades of the 16 buildings demolished in the 1960s to be reinstated .

PJ Hegarty & Sons are the main contractors for the redevelopment which will involve the demolition of the existing buildings ,the retention and refurbishment of a number of protected Georgian structures and the construction of a new seven -story office block.

This project will create 500 new jobs during peak construction over approximately three years .

The good news is that work commenced to remove this eyesore from Fitzwilliam Street and Merrion Square once  and for all and this is most welcome .

Berlin and Munich introduce Back 4 Good concept !

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Back 4 Good has started its roll out in Germany and has taken up a number of invitations from cities in Germany who wish to use the Back 4 Good concept to attract back home skilled professionals and to encourage international talent to come to Germany to live and work.

As the Global skills shortage intensifies Germany is suffering skills shortages in many sectors including

ICT

Biomedical

Clean Tech

Biotechnology

Construction

Electronics

Healthcare

and much more.

Working with our partners in Berlin and Munich we have gained access to major employers in both cities and companies such as Deutsche Bank,BMW, Bayer and Berlin Chemie are on the hunt for Talent.

With over 800 hotels in Berlin the demand for workers in the hospitality sector is huge and the film industry in the city is on a major recruitment drive .

In Munich the demand for talent is across the board with firms such as Adobe,BMW,Cisco,SAP,Redhat and Munich Re looking to fill many new roles .

Germany as the forth largest economy in the world offers an impressive range of opportunities and believes that the Back 4 Good concept is uniquely offering a fresh approach to talent sourcing which is giving the country the edge in the talent battle .

Our expansion in Germany will continue this week with a number of invitations from cities throughout the country .

Qatar Airways expand into Dublin -Daily service to Doha

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Qatar Airways have commenced a new daily service from Dublin Airport .

The Airline will operate a daily service from Dublin to Doha and to celebrate this new service the Airline flew it’s new generation Airbus 350 aircraft to Dublin for the inaugural flight .

This was the first time an Airbus A350 had operated a scheduled service to Dublin.

From this week onwards ,Qatar will operate its daily service with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner .

Qatar’s new service to Doha is one of 11 new routes at Dublin Airport this year .

During 2015/2016 Dublin Airport welcomed 42 new services and 71 existing services were expanded with either additional flights or larger aircraft .

The addition of the A350 to the Qatar Airline fleet has helped position Qatar and Doha as a global axis hub geographically ideally suited to cover the entire world .With only one stop ,most passengers can get to anywhere in the world through the Qatar hub that has been created for the A350 .

New Revenue Service with an App !

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The Irish Revenue has announced changes to it’s PAYE Anytime service ,which will come into effect from the middle of June .

The service ,which was first released in 2005 will no longer be accessible and from mid-June it will be possible to conduct all PAYE business online via the PAYE Services in ” My Account ” which is accessible on mobile devices and through RevApp which is available on iOS and Android .

You will be able to carry out many tasks through the App including ,

Manage your tax 2017

Review your tax 2013 -2016

Request an end of year statement ( P21 )

Add a job or pension .

Revenue’s new website will go live on the 7th June and the Revenue say that it was produced as a ” result of consultations with customer focus groups ,our own staff,tax practitioners and representative bodies,we also looked at recent research into how people actually look for and consume online content ”

The is good news for returnees and professionals who are overseas as the can deal with their Revenue needs over their smartphone .