| Agenda |
| 9-30am |
Registration and coffee |
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10-00am |
Chairs opening address ? Dame Geraldine Keegan, Principal of St. Mary's College, Londonderry and Northern Ireland representative of Investors in People UK. |
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10-10am |
Keynote Address - Evelyn Collins, Chief Executive, Equality Commission.Public services face significant challenges in responding to the needs of the public in the 21st Century and to the needs of an increasingly diverse staff. This keynote address will focus on the importance of addressing these challenges and the benefits of doing so. |
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10-40am |
N.I. Civil Service - Nigel Hamilton, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Nigel will review the development of Work-Life Balance policy in the NI Civil Service. He will look at current staff perceptions and give a personal perspective on the challenges facing both himself and the organisation in striving to achieve the 'right' balance. |
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11-00am |
Q&A. |
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11-15am |
Morning break. |
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11-40am |
N.I. Ambulance Service - Marie Mullan. Employee Resourcing Manager. Marie will present a case study on the development and implementation of Work- Life Balance policies in an organisation that must provide a service 24 hours a day , 7 days a week, highlighting the pitfalls and the sucesses of the policies in the first 6 months of their introduction. |
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12-00pm |
NIPSA - John Corey, General Secretary, will argue that a change of culture, additional resources and a new Public Service Commission are all required to secure a step change in Family Friendly provisions and Work-Life Balance policies in Northern Ireland's public services. |
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12-20pm |
Proteus (NI) Ltd, Pat Donnelly, Chief Executive.The presentation will look at the funding opportunities available in Northern Ireland. the focus will be on EU programmes, in particular the Community Initiatives. |
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12-40pm |
Q&A. |
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1-00pm |
Lunch. |
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2-00pm |
Belfast City Council - Jill Minne, Principal HR Advisor and Trevor Martin, Building Control.Belfast City Council's approach to trying to ensure that its employees have better opportunities to balance work and family life, (including an outline of the Council's pilot scheme on remote working), while being compatible with the business efficiency of the Council. |
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2-20pm |
Main Sponsor- Fujitsu Services Ltd, Tony Gale, Offering Development Manager. Fulitsu has invested in a Mobile Working programme to ensure that mobile/home workers receive appropriate support, through IT and related services, to allow them to concentrate on the things they do best. This talk covers projects that have been initiated in this important area and analyses the experience gained. |
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2-40pm |
Q&A. |
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3-00pm |
Afternoon break. |
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3-30pm |
Business in the Community - Linda Hutchinson, Work-Life Balance Manager. Linda will outline the progress made during the Work-Life Balance Campaign in Northern Ireland, the work still to be done and will share her knowledge of future developments in the work-life balance field. She will also outline the plans for the Northern Ireland contribution to the National Work-Life Balance Week to run 1st to 5th September 2003. |
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3-50pm |
Employers For Childcare - Marie Marin, Director. 'There exists a myth among Northern Ireland employers that childcare is expensive, bureaucratic and fraught with potential insurance liability issues.' Marie's presentation will seek to shatter that myth, and present you with a range of childcare options that your organisation could implement immediatley at little or no cost. |
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4-10pm |
Q&A and Chairs summing up. |
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4-30pm |
Conference close. |
The Conference Agenda