NALA webinar 30 June | Literacy in the workplace is everybody’s business
Join the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) for their free webinar to explore literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs in the workplace and the ‘Skills for Work’ programme. Date: Wednesday 30 June Time: 1pm - 2pm Registration: HERE Facilitators: Tina...
Minister English establishes Joint Labour Committee for the Early Years Service Sector
Terms and conditions of employment for childcare to be set Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD, has formally accepted the recommendation of the Labour Court for the establishment of a Joint Labour Committee (JLC) for...
ISME welcomes passage of Perjury Bill
Offenders will face up to 10 years in jail and a €100,000 fine after new law passed ISME is delighted to welcome the passage of the Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018 through all stages in the Oireachtas....
Putting capital to work
Some businesses (particularly those that operate largely or exclusively online) have managed to trade as normal during the Coronavirus crisis. Unfortunately, most small enterprises don’t fall into that category and therefore need to do whatever they can to minimise the...
Launch of GMIT’S Enterprise Ireland Medical and Engineering Technologies gateway state of the art medical imaging suite
Representing an investment of €840,000 by Enterprise Ireland, and kindly supported by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), the recent installation of the Philips Azurion 7 M20 digital fluoroscope to the purpose-built Medical Imaging Suite at GMIT’s Galway campus constitutes an...
ISME elects New Chair and National Council
The Irish SME Association (ISME) has today announced the election of Margaret O’Rourke Doherty as the new Chair of the National Council for the 2021-2023 term. Margaret is the CEO of the Hair and Beauty Industry Confederation (HABIC) and is...
Cybercrime Prevention
Don’t make it easy for cybercriminals Most businesses will have suffered some form of cyberattack, even if it is not always immediately obvious that such an attack has taken place. PwC’s 2020 Irish Economic Crime and Fraud Survey found that...
Notice for companies who have had a claim against them for personal injuries
Have you had a claim for personal injuries made against you in the LAST 12 MONTHS? If yes, can you please check the claim for the following wording: “In the event that you do not now admit liability as requested...
Finance options for companies in Ireland
Every company would like to operate without some form of credit or finance, but the reality is that most companies need either short term forms of finance or longer term finance for capital expenditure, such as heavy machinery. In Ireland,...
Dutch DPA imposes fine of €525,000 on Locatefamily.com for failing to appoint Article 27 EU representative
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of €525,000 on the website Locatefamily.com for failing to appoint an Article 27 GDPR representative in the EU. The DPA also ordered that the company must designate an EU representative,...
