The revised Work Safely Protocol is now available
The revised Work Safely Protocol is now available
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar T.D. today published updated guidance on ventilation, vaccinations and antigen testing to protect workers and help people get back to work. The updated Work Safely Protocol reflects the most...
ISME letter to Health Minister Regarding Antigen Testing
ISME letter to Health Minister Regarding Antigen Testing
Dublin, 10th May 2021: ISME has written to the Minister for Health to express its serious concern at utterances by the Chief Medical Officer and the Chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group Prof Philip Nolan about the use...
Notice of ISME EGM and AGM
Notice of ISME EGM and AGM
Dear ISME Member,    On the 25th of May ISME will hold both an EGM and our AGM.    The EGM will take place at 11.15am on 25th May 2021.It is proposed to the membership to amend the ISME Constitution of...
ISME National Council Nominations 2021
ISME National Council Nominations 2021
It is that time, every two years, when you the membership elects a new National Council. You can stand for National Council yourself, in which case you must nominate yourself. You can also nominate up to four (4) other paid-up...
ISME’s ‘Job Kill Zone’ report
ISME’s ‘Job Kill Zone’ report
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 policies on tax and other deductions for workers...
ISME calls for policy changes to eliminate the ‘Jobs Kill Zone’ for low income workers
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)
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
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
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
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...