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Northbrook Technology has received many awards both for best workplace, as well as, "Most eligible employer" of Belfast, especially for those who find it hard to gain employment in the IT industry. |
Northbrook Technology has received many awards both for best workplace, as well as, "Most eligible employer" of Belfast, especially for those who find it hard to gain employment in the IT industry. |
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==Controversy== |
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While Northbrook technology has been labeled one of the most attractive companys in regards to software testing. They have suffered greatly in the past two years from attrition, and newer companys moving to Belfast. Such competitors such as Citibank, and Relay Technologys. Northbrook does indeed boast large pay-scale increases, however their base salary for Testers starts at a mere £13,000 per a year, which increases by 2,000 after the first year. Other companys in the same Field of Expertise normally start their Tester Scales at £20,000 per year. |
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In order to 'soften' the blow from Promotion pay increases, their company e-mails often include a paragraph of the attractive benefits an employee of Northbrook gains from affiliation. These include, Dental cover up to £1,000, Eye-Care, Company Massage & Reflexology, Sports & Social Employee Group. |
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The latest communications to employees about this matter was in February 2008, and stated that in order to 'reward' people who had harder tasks, opposed to length of service, they were removing the 'Cap Bonus' from Tester Pay-Rises. (£200 for an entry level tester) Two weeks later, further communication from management informed people that their attractive 'Christmas-Performance Bonus' would be reduced in accordance to their sick-leave. |
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If an employee is off sick for more than three occurances per year, they loose 25%, if they are sick more than 5 occurances they loose 50%, if they have 7 occurances of sick-leave, they loose 100% of their Bonus. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:36, 27 February 2008
| Northbrook Technology logo | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software & Technology |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Key people | Bro McFerran CBE, MD |
| Products | Software solutions |
| Website | www.northbrooktechnology.com |
Northbrook Technology is a company based in Belfast, Derry and Strabane in Northern Ireland.
Northbrook Technology specialises in delivering technology and business solutions to its parent company, Allstate. The company currently employs around 1500 employees between these facilities with plans to develop further.
History
Northbrook Technology established its first office in Corporation Street, Belfast and started recruiting in early 1999. The company has since moved to its current larger headquarters building in Lanyon Place and has opened a second facility within the Magee College campus of the University of Ulster in Derry. In 2005 the company was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise.[1] In the same year managing direct Bro McFerran was awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours. In 2006 they received a Business in the Community Award for Excellence in recognition of their work-life balance initiatives.[2]
In 2007 the company came 25th in the Belfast Telegraph's Top 100 Companies 2007, with a turnover of £41.3m.[3]
The Strabane Facility holds the ATSC (Allstate Technology Call Centre) which provides frontline contact and Technology Support for Allstate Employees and Allstate Agencies, as well as contractors home and abroad. This is the centre which has seen the largest recent growth of outsourcing in the company, taking advantage of the local expertise in the IT sector.
Awards
Northbrook Technology has received many awards both for best workplace, as well as, "Most eligible employer" of Belfast, especially for those who find it hard to gain employment in the IT industry.