Category: Employment
Progress being made on dental waiting lists and recruitment
Progress is being made as the Department of Health continues to respond to the challenges of providing NHS dental care following recruitment difficulties. In October 2012 the Department of Health invited those people who had, up to 9 October, enquired about being allocated an NHS dentist to an oral health screening. The screening was carried [...]
New roles to support growth in the Isle of Man’s financial services sectors
THE Isle of Man Department of Economic Development is seeking to recruit two additional talented business development professionals to help support economic growth and to pursue new business opportunities in financial services. The Isle of Man’s Parliament, Tynwald, this week gave its approval for the Department to recruit for such positions outside of Civil Service [...]
Isle of Man seeks new Head of e-Gaming
THE Isle of Man Department of Economic Development is advertising for a new Head of e-Gaming to help promote and maintain the Island as a centre of excellence in the rapidly growing e-gaming sector. The Isle of Man’s Parliament, Tynwald, this week gave its approval to enable the Department to recruit for such positions outside [...]
Work permit exemption proposed for secondary school teachers
THE Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced that it is bringing forward an Order under the Control of Employment Act 1975 for Tynwald approval, which will add secondary school teachers to the list of employments which are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit in the Isle of Man. Currently, a number [...]
Sleepwell Group launches new training academy for Manx jobseekers
Sleepwell Hotels has announced the launch of a specialised Training Academy designed to furnish unemployed persons with the experience and entry level qualifications necessary to gain access to the Island’s tourism and hospitality industry. Based at the Rutland Hotel, the academy will cater for an intake of 13 unemployed Manx workers and provide departmental training [...]
St Ninian’s Student Wins Appleby Academy 2012
Rebecca Bannister from St Ninian’s High School has been crowned the winner of the Appleby Academy 2012. The 17 year old student was one of three finalists chosen to present their business solution to a panel of guest judges at Appleby’s offices on Athol Street during the final on Monday 10 December. Launched in September [...]
Community partnerships improving lives of young people
COLLABORATIVE working between the public and private sectors is helping to improve the lives of young people in the Isle of Man. Local companies are joining forces with Government agencies to boost the skills, knowledge and employment prospects of 16 to 24 year olds. Efforts are focused on supporting a wide range of young people, [...]
Employment Law – Are You Up To Date?
One of the Island’s leading employment lawyers, Caren Hyde, Counsel at Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC, has given a free employment law update to the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Isle of Man Members’ Network at its latest event. ACCA members were given an insight into current changes to employment law to help both [...]
