On 20 January the Ulster Society's Chartered Accountants in Business sub-Committee hosted a webinar titled 'Taming the Zedonk - 'horrible hybrids' and the future of work' In this webinar highly acclaimed, award-winning presenter Dr Nicola Millard addressed some of the key issues shaping the hybrid world of work, such as: • building resilience in this new way of working. • how the world of work has changed and the trends that employers and employees are finding. • the challenge of managing teams remotely. • key management and tech considerations. • what is an office for? • meetings culture - are meetings the best use of time? • will the metaverse actually be useful to the world of work? A recording of this webinar is available to view, for free and on demand HERE A pdf copy of Dr. Nicola's slides are available to view HERE

Ulster’s Chartered Accountants gave out thousands of pounds worth of Christmas presents this week and provided a boost to local charities by presenting hundreds of toys to the Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul Family Appeal. Chartered Accountants Ulster Society also raised a total of £15,000 for local charity Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke at their Christmas event running in partnership with Ulster Bank. The toys and funds were collected at the Ulster Society’s Christmas Charity Lunch at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, attended by over 500 Chartered Accountants. Emma Murray, Chairperson of Chartered Accountants Ulster Society said: “Our Charity Lunch is one of our most important events and a fantastic opportunity to make Christmas a little bit brighter for a lot of families. It feels especially important this year with so many people dealing with the cost-of-living crisis. “Chartered Accountants have raised money and donated toys which will bring some Christmas sparkle to children this Christmas. The Charity Lunch is always one of our busiest and most enjoyable events and we’re delighted to support fantastic charities which make a big difference. We’re pleased that with the support of our partner Ulster Bank, we’ve been able to bring this event back this year bigger and better after the pandemic.” Richard Lusty, Relationship Director with Ulster Bank said: “Ulster Bank is delighted to have worked with the Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants Ireland to support this event which marks the beginning of a three-year partnership between our two organisations.  “Not only was this a welcome opportunity to celebrate the great work of the local accountancy sector, the lunch has also generated fantastic support for our charity partners which will make a real difference to those in need this Christmas.” Pictured before the charity lunch are Emma Murray, Chartered Accountants Ulster Society; Gareth McGleenon, Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke; Zara Duffy, Chartered Accountants Ireland; and Richard Lusty of event sponsors Ulster Bank.

On 30 November the Ulster Society hosted a webinar in partnership with Co-Ownership which has been  helping people become home owners in NI for 43 years.  In this webinar Glynis Hobson and Niall McNulty from Co-Ownership discuss the support offered by the organisation and how the process works A recording of this webinar is available to view, for free and on demand, HERE A copy of the slides used by Glynis and Niall can be viewed HERE