Financial Analytics Firm Numerix Is Creating 30 New Jobs

Software-based solutions company Numerix announces that 30 new jobs are being created in Dublin.

Numerix provides cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management.

The firm is recruiting people who have experience in the following positions, financial engineering, financial analytics development, as well as professionals in legal and accounting. Read more

E-learning Firm Affero Lab Basing European Hub In Ireland

Brazilian e-learning company Affero Lab is setting up their European Headquarters in the capital.

Not only will their European operations centre be set up in Dublin, they’re creating 40 new positions too.

Affero Lab is the result of a merger of brazil’s two biggest companies in Corporate Education: Affero and LAB SSJ.

On the one side, Affero – with a unique portfolio and dozens of successful cases of technology solutions geared toward learning. Read more

Pharmaceutical Firm Alexion Announce 200 New Jobs For Dublin

Pharmaceutical company Alexion are creating 200 new jobs in West Dublin.

Alexion are investing €450 million to expand their facilities at College Park near Blanchardstown.

Alexion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and delivering life-transforming therapies for patients with severe and life-threatening rare diseases. Read more

320 new jobs coming to Co. Armagh

Irish-based company Eishtec are creating 320 new customer service jobs in Craigavon, Co Armagh.

‘Eishtec is an outsourced contact centre providing tailored solutions to businesses,’ that focus on customer support.

During the next three years, they’ll be hiring up to 320 staff for a new centre opening in Northern Ireland. Read more

EU-USA trade deal could result in 10,000 jobs for Ireland

A possible deal between the European Union and America could result in 10,000 new jobs for Ireland.

The sector most likely to see the greatest increase, if the deal goes through, is the export sector.

Reports suggest that if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is agreed upon, the Irish economy is forecast to have a 1.1% improvement. Read more

Government of Canada announce overhaul of Temporary Foreign Workers Program

On Friday last (June 20), the government of Canada announced that there would be significant changes and restructuring of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP).

Changes

There will be notable changes to temporary foreign workers’ work application procedures. For one, the TFWP will only include streams in need of government approval of jobs offered by Canadian employers. This will come in the form of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) – formally known as a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) – will be much more comprehensive than the outgoing LMO. Read more

EY report predicts 2014 will be ‘milestone’ year in Ireland’s economic recovery

The Irish economy will continue its revival in 2014, with GDP increasing from -0.3pc in 2013 to 2.0pc in 2014. This is according to EY’s Economic Eye Summer 2014 report, which also forecasts that GNP will hot 3.3 per cent this year.

A number of positive factors have contributed to EY’s forecast, including the country’s exit from the Troika bailout, its re-entering the international financial markets and its improved international credit rating. Read more

PayPal to add 400 new jobs to its Dundalk operations centre

PayPal, the world’s most well-known online payments company, has announced the creation of 400 new jobs at its European Operations Centre in Dundalk.

The new positions – which include customer solutions, risk operations, telesales and merchant service – will supplement the 1000 jobs that the company announced back in 2012. Read more

Three companies to create a total of 500 new jobs in Ireland

Following on from recent announcements that Ireland’s unemployment rate has fallen and its tax yield increased over the last three months, there was further positivity as 500 new jobs were created across three companies.

Ryanair has announced that it will generate up to 200 IT jobs in Dublin, specifically in the areas of technology, software development and digital marketing. Read more