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ISME LIVE Q&A sessions
ISME and ISME Skillnet are running a number of free, informative sessions to help members navigate these uncertain times.
You can register for upcoming sessions at the button below.
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This Q&A session was designed to help gain an insight and understanding into the EWSS
Answering your questions:
- Gearóid Murphy, Principal Officer, Personal Division
- Anne Dullea, Principal Officer, Medium Enterprise Division
- Laura Glancy, Assistant Principal, Personal Taxes, Policy and Legislation Division
- Karen Byrne, Assistant Principal, Personal Division
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This live Q&A session was designed to help gain an insight and understanding into the supports that are available to you as SME Owner Managers in order to overcome the challenges of COVID-19.
Panel of experts:
- Jamie O’ Hanlon, Avid Partners
- Eilis Quinlan FCCA
- Declan Hughes, Assistant Secretary General in the Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation
Our next LIVE Q&A session is on the EWSS with Revenue answering questions. Register here
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Understanding Your COVID-19 Compliance Responsibilities was provided by PJ Carroll, Senior Instructor at First Aid Coaching. First Aid Coaching is a Health & Safety Training Company who provide training in Health & Safety. We provide services to the public, however the majority of courses are delivered to business and corporate bodies across all industries, First Aid Coaching is a pre-hospital emergency care council Recognised Institution and are approved by the Council to provide a recognised courses in pre-hospital emergency care under Article 4(h) (ii)
The Irish Government (along with HSA and HSE) issued the Return to Work Protocol on 8th May 2020. The Protocol requires all types of businesses to implement certain measures when re-opening their workplaces to continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
- Develop a COVID-19 Response Plan.
- Complete a COVID-19 Risk Assessment.
- Create a Pre-Return to Work Form for employees.
- Nominate a Worker Representative.
- Deliver COVID-19 Return to Work Training to all employees.
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Templates mentioned in the videos can be found below.
- Change in terms and condition template, HERE
- Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme - Tax liability letter, HERE
- NSAI guidance on workplace improvement and protection, HERE
- The National protocols on returning to work, HERE
- HSA guidance on COVID-19 and the workplace HERE
- ISME Employee Declaration template HERE
- ISME COVID-19 Risk Assessment template HERE
Answering questions:
- Neil McDonnell, ISME CEO
- Cait Lynch, ISME HR Advisor
- Yvonne Mullooly, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Chemicals and Prevention Division, Health and Safety Authority.
Other resources include available to all:
- Version 12 of Revenues FAQs on The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
- Return to work Q&A: PDF with the Q&As submitted
- General COVID-19 Q&A: PDF with all Q&As submitted
Answering questioins:
- ISME HR Advisor, Cait Lynch
- ISME CEO, Neil McDonnell