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Consultation on new long-term rural policy for Northern Ireland

Views sought on how people and government can work together to address the challenges and opportunities that face rural communities.

Sunday openings in Belfast 2026 | Share your views

Public views sought on extending Sunday trading hours across Belfast.

Join Belfast Met event for World Creativity & Innovation Day 2026

Businesses will get a chance to hear local success stories and learn about fully funded innovation support, skills training and funding options.

Tax Confident website to help you understand tax

HM Revenue & Customs has launched Tax Confident, a new website to help you understand tax in plain, simple terms.

Great Neighbourhood Days Out event

Tourism organisers, group leaders and staff are invited to find out more about Belfast’s unique attractions

SELECT programme offers executive development for social enterprise leaders

A new training programme helps social enterprises to strengthen leadership and grow commercial income.

Innovate UK support for next generation tech businesses

Innovate UK has launched a new strategy to support the UK's most ambitious businesses to scale, commercialise and compete globally.

New statutory payment rates for 2026-27

New rates for statutory payments in force from April 2026.

LRA employer events 2026

Labour Relations Agency (LRA) events to help employers, managers, and HR practitioners with key employment issues.

Work Well Live Well workplace support programme

Work Well Live Well is a free support programme to help support your workplace to improve employee health, wellbeing, and culture.

Inquiry into EU Regulation on detergents and surfactants: Call for views

Share your views on the new EU Regulation on Detergents and Surfactants.

Pay increase for agricultural workers from April 2026

New minimum wage rates for agricultural workers from 1 April 2026 have been announced by the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB).

Mid Ulster Apprentice Lab - Free Breakfast Event

Roundtable event designed to explore the barriers preventing local employers from employing apprentices.

Government launches consultation on national digital ID plans

The consultation, Making Public Services Work for You With Your Digital Identity, is open for public feedback until 5 May 2026.

Mid Ulster HR Employer Forum - Breakfast Workshop

Discover how prioritising financial wellbeing in the workplace for employees can drive motivation, engagement, and performance.

Prepare for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Sole traders and landlords with an income over £50,000 will be required to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from 6 April 2026.

Employer opportunity at Fermanagh Cross Border Job Fair

Employers are encouraged to register their interest in exhibiting at this free event focused on cross-border recruitment opportunities.

Save the date for CYBERUK 2026

Registration is now open for CYBERUK 2026, the UK's top cyber security event for leaders and innovators.

Call for dementia innovations to support NHS

Search is on for new technologies, treatments or processes that could lead to earlier detection or faster diagnosis of dementia in the NHS.

Prepare for a new generation of food technologies

New report urges businesses to prepare for a new generation of food technologies that could reach UK consumers within the next decade.

Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Change Fund for Ards and North Down

Funding is available to support community and voluntary sector organisations to change the attitudes, behaviours, and culture of violence against women and girls.

UK‑EU SPS Agreement – NI businesses advised to prepare for changes to agri‑food trade

Steps to help businesses prepare for upcoming changes to the trade of agri‑food goods under the UK‑EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement.