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Civil Service to recruit 500 new staff in response to high level of vacancies Finance Minister Conor Murphy (centre) with some current EO1 and EO2 grade civil servants (L - R): Jill McKendry, Louise Boyd, Debra Rice and Shaun Buchanan). Ryan McAleer Related stories
THE Civil Service is to recruit 500 new staff as the public sector organisation continues to grapple with several thousand vacancies.
The shortage was linked to recruitment challenges as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The permanent secretary said the health of his officials was suffering, in part due to a 25 per cent vacancy rate within the department.
Women in politics face misogyny and abuse - O Neill
By Colm Kelpie
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image captionSome of the commentary around women in political leadership is reprehensible , says Michelle O Neill
Women in politics are constantly swimming upstream against an undercurrent of misogyny and abuse, the deputy first minister has said.
Some of the commentary around women in political leadership was reprehensible , Michelle O Neill told a conference.
Women faced comments about their appearance, threats of sexual violence and death threats, she added.
Ms O Neill was speaking with Arlene Foster at a female leadership event.
The virtual conference was organised by Queen s University.
Women in politics face misogyny and abuse - O Neill
By Colm Kelpie
image copyrightPAcemaker
image captionSome of the commentary around women in political leadership is reprehensible , says Michelle O Neill
Women in politics are constantly swimming upstream against an undercurrent of misogyny and abuse, the deputy first minister has said.
Some of the commentary around women in political leadership was reprehensible , Michelle O Neill told a conference.
Women faced comments about their appearance, threats of sexual violence and death threats, she added.
Ms O Neill was speaking with Arlene Foster at a female leadership event.
The virtual conference was organised by Queen s University.
Civil Service Award winners: Leading the way to better lives for victims of the Troubles
There was no shortage of talented individuals and teams recognised in this year’s Civil Service Awards. In this series, CSW talked to some of the winners about their work and how it felt to win. First up is Chris Atkinson, who won the Inspirational Leadership Award for his work coordinating the delivery of long-stalled plans for a payments scheme to help people left with permanent disabilities as a result of conflict in Northern Ireland. He tells CSW about the background to the project
Chris Atkinson