ISME expresses concern over reports of scaled back Ministerial trips for St Patrick’s Day 2022
ISME has expressed its concern at reports that Government intends to pare back the number of Ministers travelling abroad for St Patrick’s Day this year. While acknowledging that the pandemic is far from over on a global basis, ISME believes...
New Law Giving Workers the Right to Request Remote Working
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar T.D. today published details of a new law which will give employees the right to request remote working, as part of his plans to make better terms and conditions...
Pension Equity Campaign Q&A
VIew ISME’s Pension Equity Campaign Q&A which took place on 10th February at 12.00 noon with ISME CEO, Neil McDonnell and Eamonn Kielty, Managing Director, Money Plus and business journalist, Vincent Wall by Vincent Wall. Download the slides...
The Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD today (Tuesday 25th January 2022) published details of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021 which will provide a legal framework around which requesting, approving or refusing...
ISME calls for integration of the Taxation and Social Welfare systems
ISME has renewed calls for the integration of the taxation and social welfare system in a submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare. In its submission, ISME has highlighted how the taxation and social welfare system are inherently interlined...
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...
