Founded in 1972 in County Armagh, Mackle Petfoods has grown into one of Ireland’s largest petfood manufacturers. We spoke to Francesca Murray and Stacy Simpson, to see how they became Northern Ireland’s best large sized business to work in for 2025.

The EU Pay Transparency Directive was approved in June 2023 and is due to be implemented into national law by EU Member States by 7 June 2026. The legislation aims to put in place a process by which employees can get access to transparent data concerning the way their employer structures pay and promotion processes including salary range disclosure at time of recruitment and ensuring men and woman are paid equally for comparable work.

Many small businesses remain unclear about electronic invoicing requirements, with most unaware of communications from HMRC ahead of the planned rollout.