State payment for workers made redundant who have lost reckonable service
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar today published the Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill, which gives employees who have lost out on reckonable service while they were on lay-off due to Covid-19 restrictions, and have subsequently...
ISME writes to the Taoiseach to call for strategic approach to the management of Covid
ISME writes to the Taoiseach to call for strategic approach to the management of Covid following the reimposition of public health restrictions ISME has written to the Taoiseach following the following the reimposition of public health restrictions on Monday (20th...
Legislation to establish Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) has passed
New milestone law will see CEA crack down on larger scale and more complex breaches of company law Minister of State with responsibility for Company Law, Robert Troy TD, welcomed the passing of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021...
Workplace Relations Commission Strategy Statement 2022-2024
The Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD has launched the third Strategy Statement of the Workplace Relations Commission ‘Meeting Stakeholder Expectations in a Changing World of Work’. Over the Strategy Statement period 2019-2022, while its...
Humanitarian Support Scheme for SMEs affected by Storm Barra now open
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, opened the Humanitarian Support Scheme to small businesses, sports clubs, community and voluntary organisations unable to secure flood insurance and affected by recent flooding as a result of...
Irish business prioritising gender balance at board level
30% milestone of women on Boards of the ISEQ 20 was surpassed in 2021 42% of ISEQ 20 listed companies now have more than three female Board members Ireland moves up to 12th position from 17th on the list of...
ISME calls for responsible haulage protest
In response to the protest planned today by the Irish Truckers and Haulage Association, ISME is making the following requests: Do not block access to or egress from any PCR testing centre, vaccination centre or hospital. Bring someone in your...
Tánaiste & Minister Ryan Launch New Website to Help SMEs Decarbonise
The Tánaiste, and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Leo Varadkar T.D., and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan T.D., today launched the Government’s new website to help businesses get started in taking climate action, climatetoolkit4business.gov.ie...
Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process
The Companies (Rescue Process for Small and Micro Companies) Act 2021 inserts a new Part 10A into the Companies Act 2014 to provide for a dedicated rescue process for small and micro companies, the “Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process”. While...
Storm Barra
After arriving this morning, Storm Barra has caused some flooding in the south and has already left at least 33,000 homes and businesses without power. Met Éireann has issued a Red wind warning for county Cork, Kerry and Clare as Storm...
