Business - West Cork People

Mix offers a new way of working

Mary O'Brien June, 2022

For remote or flexible workers, Mix Coworking at 8, Wolfe Tone Street in Clonakilty offers a fabulous workspace to connect with technology and people. The high ceilings, exposed beams, lots of plants and muted colours combine to offer a calm backdrop to this thoughtfully-designed space, which boasts 16 desks, comfortable […]

Ludgate’s Reignite Programme hopes to get West Cork women back to work

WCP Staff June, 2022

The Reignite Programme recently launched by The Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen aims to support women in West Cork to get back into the workplace. Taking place over 11 weeks, it will show women how to diversify their skill set, upskill and reskill after taking time out of work for children, […]

Exciting line-up for Local Enterprise Week 2022

WCP Staff February, 2022

Local Enterprise Week 2022 with the LEO Cork North and West, promises to be an exciting week this March (7-11). The team at the LEO is busy planning a schedule of training and events for clients across all sectors, whether they are at start-up or an established, growing stage. Training […]

Employing Young People

WCP Staff July, 2021

This summer a lot of young people will be taking up summer jobs for the first time, particularly in the hospitality and retail sectors. This can lead to parents or the young people themselves having a range of questions in relation to their employment rights and entitlements. The working […]

The shame of ‘Secret Parenting’

WCP Staff March, 2021

Karen O’Reilly of Employflex says that the corporate world is falling over themselves in 2021 to portray themselves as female-friendly in the run up to International Women’s day. At the same time many mothers in the workplace feel forced to ‘Secret Parent’. There will be events up and down the […]

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Bank of Ireland supports customers in managing uncertainty and currency risk post-Brexit

Mary O'Brien February, 2021

Brexit has impacted the currency markets since the UK’s June 2016 referendum. This, coupled with the tentative emergence of the global economy from the ongoing pandemic, has led to heightened uncertainty for many Irish businesses, many of which are still unprepared for dealing with the fallout from Brexit. Keith Bracken […]

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