Ana Desmond, Senior Economist UlsterUniversity EPC reflects on NI having the lowest rate of remote working in UK. She explains that ‘NI employees surveyed felt ‘very strongly’ that their productivity had increased with flexible working’. #FlexibleFutures24

Looking at the past 2 years (Dec 21-Dec 23) non-UK nationals accounted for all employee job growth in health, hospitality, retail and more than half of job growth in manufacturing. (the decrease in admin jobs would have been larger without overseas labour). 4/5

📢UUEPC have been speaking to managers from a variety of sectors across NI as part of our research exploring management & leadership training in NI SMEs. If you are a manager of a business based in NI & are interested in taking part, we would be interested in hearing your views.

In collaboration with Dublin City University, UUEPC has released new research looking at the performance of the #tourism industry on the island of Ireland which is estimated to generate almost €17 billion in GVA and support over 300,000 jobs across the island. (1/6)

New report out from DCU and UlsterUniversity EPC into tourism on the island. In summary, south to north trips/'staycations' have soared in the past decade. But there are significant gaps between NI & RoI when it comes to international visits...

Staycation vs Vacation According to new research by UlsterUniversity EPC and Dublin City University, staycation visits on the island of Ireland have tripled in the last decade. Read more: ow.ly/Acq850RYFFy. #WeAreUU

Tourists from Republic to NI triple since 2013 bbc.in/3wW4j9e

Terrific new report on all-island tourism industry, with colleagues in UlsterUniversity EPC & Ireland North South. Strong cross-border growth, but also challenges. Growth in numbers and in income is stronger in the Republic than NI. rte.ie/news/business/… via RTÉ

This morning UUEPC Director, Gareth Hetherington and Principal Economist, Eoin Magennis gave evidence to NI Assembly Committee for the Economy on the findings from the recent tourism on the island of Ireland report. The report is available to explore here 👇 ulster.ac.uk/epc/publicatio…

Northern Ireland, the outlier amongst UK regions. PART 1. NI records the fastest y-y job growth amongst UK regions for the second consecutive month - significantly outperforming other regions. (1/4)

For both genders, a higher proportion of people living in Northern Ireland who were born overseas are in employment or full-time education compared to people born in NI, GB or ROI.

Are you a micro or small business owner in NI? Enterprise NI want to hear from you🫵 Complete the survey & share your insights to help influence strategies & support programmes to address the needs of micro & small businesses. ➡️surveymonkey.com/r/baroweb24 #NIEnterpriseBarometer24

Enjoyable morning presenting some of UlsterUniversity EPC's tourism research at the 2024 Hospitality Exchange. Grateful for the opportunity to share these insights & speak with industry leaders. #HE24

UUEPC are hiring Student Economists for the 2025/26 term (placement year). 🎓 Great opportunity to learn from Economists & develop your skills before graduation! 📍Belfast-Hyrbid 💷 Competitive salary & conditions Apply ⬇ app.joinhandshake.co.uk/jobs/149033/sh…

Come work with me examining the NI brain drain (or lack of!!!!!). Alongside my amazing colleagues Maureen OReilly and aine doran. Work is commissioned by Economy NI so will be interesting and policy relevant.

UUEPC has released new research on the considerations for Minimum Wage setting in NI. The report, commissioned by DfE, assesses the economic need to devolve MW setting powers & considers areas such as: economic effects, profile of MW earners, sectoral & sub-minima rates.

UUEPC recently published research on the considerations for Minimum Wage setting in Northern Ireland discussing several topics such as wage distribution and understanding the NLW and NMW in the Northern Ireland labour market ⤵️

🔊Are you a #remote / #hybrid worker living in #NorthernIreland? UUEPC are interested in hearing your views & experiences of remote working through employee survey: tinyurl.com/yf5eebpv The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and will inform UUEPC research.