I went to a talk this evening in conjunction with my Plato team and speaking was Gerry Rooney Managing Director of Polaris HR Ltd. Gotta say i was really impressed by him and some of his idea’s really got me thinking, i’ll definately be revisiting the My strategic plans tomorrow.
One of the points i liked is to consider hiring new staff the same as any other investment. They need to create a ROI of at least 3/4 their investment after a reasonable introduction period. If you make an investment in staff and its just not working out, then you should revisit if you would make the same investment knowing what you now know. Sounds harsh at first but really is it fair to hold on to a staff when effectively what your doing is keeping them from reaching their full potential else where??
So yeah its been around over a year, but now its on general release and is EVERYWHERE i go! Possibly the best written slow song written in recent years, This song has been stuck in my head for over a week now and trust me its not a pleasant sound hear me singing it while in the office.
It’s got around 9 millions view on youtube which is epic!
Album is out 3rd Sept and i’d be betting its a number one.
And there next song ain’t bad either… Its about a break up… Do you reckon its the same girl??
Had a conversation today with a friend who told me how “great” his accountant was, he thought because he didn’t pay that much for the accountant / book keeper (which is really what the guy was) that he was getting value for money!!!
When it comes to this type of thing in my opinion cheap is rarely cheerful. The guy saved a few hunderd quid in fee’s and showers out multiples of the fees in unnecessary taxes. Since he hadn’t given the accountant / book keeper his milage and subsistence hours he wasn’t recieving all his entitled tax breaks! Below are the main rates but ISME has all the relative explanations for them.
Overnight rates
Class of allowance__ Normal Rate__ Reduced Rate____ Detention Rate
A Class____________ €140.44_______ €129.48________ €70.21
B Class____________ €132.18_______ €113.05________ €66.12
Daily Rates
Allowance 10 hours or more
€41.55
5 hours but less than 10 hours
€16.95
I. Class of Allowances
The rate of allowance depend on the grade of officer. The approximate grade levels, and present minimum annual salaries, are broadly as follows:
Class A:
Assistant Principals, comparable and higher grades. €50,698
Class B:
Executive and higher Executive Officers and comparable grades €28,285
For individuals who are obliged to use their car in the normal course of their duties:
Motor Cars effective from the 1st of July 2006
Official Motor Travel in Calendar Year Engine Capacity
________________________________Up to 6437km________6438km and over
up to 1200cc______________________52.16 cent___________ 26.97 cent
Engine Capacity 1201cc to 1500cc____61.66 cent___________ 30.96 cent
Engine Capacity 1501 cc and over_____78.32 cent___________36.65cent
Eircom are starting to remove phone boxes around Ireland as they become a tool of the past. With mobile devices so common there is simply no need for them anymore. Eircom did state however that there will “always be a need for phone boxes”!
In my opinion Eircom should have taken the initative some time ago and changed with the times. Why don’t, for example, Eircom add mobile phone express chargers into their phone boxes. Punters could pay a euro or two and have a little locker based mechanism – enter a pin code and you can go off for ten to fifteen mins and shop or get a coffee. Come back, enter your unique pin code and pick up a fully charged phone. Ok so its not their core business, but it would utilise a facility (the phone box) that is uniquely theirs and generate profits.
“Matt Cutts is the guy inside the Google search engine bunker who talks to the outside world. He was at the recent WordPress meetahon and gace a great talk on ways to get Google to love you even more. Read his blog post and notes, read a written transcript and thanks to onemansblog, here is a video of the talk:”
New David Guetta Single freom POP LIFE, already on release.
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Annoyed by itunes on this track. They’ve locked the 12″ mix so if you have to by the whole “album” which is really just the 4 mixes you’d get on the cd single, if you want to get the extended club mix. Yet another reason why DJ’s resent iTunes.
Its not on BeatPort but i did buy “Freedom” which has a savage Ghostbusters sample.
My Favourite artist / Illustrator Jason Brooks returns to Hed Kandi after they tried without him unsucessfully to replicate his style. Fair play to the gang at Hed Kandi for going back to the winning formula.
I bought my first piece of his work a month ago (a print from his web site) and i absolutely love it:
I’m already itching to get more, hey Jason let me know when some new stuff is up, preferably one in a blonde!!!
