ISME calls for policy changes to eliminate the ‘Jobs Kill Zone’ for low income workers
Dublin, 20th April 2021: The Irish SME Association (ISME) has launched a report to examine how state policies are affecting the decision-making of low skills workers with regard to work. ISME’s ‘Job Kill Zone’ report examines how the interaction of...
Government consultation on the future of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)
ISME are appealing for your help with the Government consultation on the future of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB). As you know, we had only partial success in our campaign to reduce awards for minor injuries: where we sought...
Government must hold firm on attempts to jump the vaccine queue
ISME notes with great concern the coordinated threats from a number of unions to “explore any and all options, up to and including industrial action” as a result of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) policy advice to prioritise vaccine...
UK and Ireland data transfers: ‘Adequacy’ is not the end of the matter
The European Commission (EC) published a draft UK adequacy decision on the 19 of February 2021, which will come as a huge relief for businesses across all industries in the EU and the UK. Under the terms of the EU...
We need your support for Insurance Reform
Thank you all for your support so far with the insurance reform agenda. The reductions announced by the Judicial Council last weekend do not go far enough to reduce insurance costs. We sought an 80% reduction in awards for minor...
Q1 2021 Trends Survey
Now more than ever we need research to assist with our lobbying efforts for struggling SMEs. Please take 5 - 10 minutes to complete our quarterly Business Trends Survey for Q1'21. The Trends survey provides us with the latest up to date information...
ISME deeply disappointed with reduction in minor injuries awards
Dublin, 6th March 2021: The Judicial Council has today published guidelines on general damages for members of the judiciary. It has taken almost three years since the Personal Injuries Commission published its findings in July 2018 showing that Irish awards...
ISME Launches Alternative Insurance Undertakings
On the 18th and 19th of February, ISME, the Irish SME Association and Ireland’s only independent representative association for Small and Medium Enterprises, issued an invitation to its members and other SMEs to indicate their interest in joining one of...
Next Webinar: Annual Review of Irish Commercial Property Report
Want the latest update on Ireland's commercial property market? Join us at 12pm on Tuesday 2nd March for exclusive access to the most comprehensive data from the 2020 Annual Irish Commercial Property Report. Register your place here: This is the...
ISME calls for standard VAT rate to remain at 21%
Under the Jobs Stimulus Package announced on 23rd July 2020, the Government took the decision to reduce the standard rate of VAT from 23% to its previous (permanent) 21% rate, to assist consumers and businesses alike in the face of...
