WARNING: Unregulated Investment Products
We have received a number of reports of SME owners being approached to invest in unregulated investment products. As banks are now enforcing negative interest rates, and as charges on many pension funds have eaten into any real investment returns,...
Use of PBN and French communication
Use of PBN and French communication 1: Pre-Boarding Notification Revenue has ongoing data quality monitoring arrangements in place in relation to data being input into the range of customs systems. We are particularly mindful of the fact that many of...
ISME Launch Q4 Bank Watch Survey
The ISME Quarterly Bank Watch Survey is an important part of our lobbying and representation. Please take a few minutes to respond based on your experiences of the fourth quarter of 2020 If you have trouble completing the form below...
ISME launch Q4 Trends Survey
The ISME Quarterly Business Trends Survey is an important part of our lobbying and representation. Please take a few minutes to respond based on your experiences of the fourth quarter of 2020 If you have trouble completing the form below...
Message from ISME CEO on upcoming EGM
Dear Member, As I notified you on 18th December last, ISME will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting on the afternoon of Tuesday 26th January in order to vote on an administrative amendment to the ISME Constitution of 1999, as amended...
Fraud Prosecution Case Thrown Out
Serious failure in the administration of justice The striking out of a fraud case against Constantin Iosca this week represents a serious failure in the administration of justice. Mr Iosca had sued the Motor Insurer’s Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) but...
Minimum Wage has increased as of 1st January
The national minimum hourly rate has become €10.20 as of 1 January 2021. Category of Employee Hourly Rate Experienced Adult Worker €10.20 Under 18 €7.14 Aged 18 €8.16 Aged 19 €9.18 from 1 January 2021. The following categories of employees...
Episode one of “Covid: Against the Tide”
ISME in partnership with Gript and the Edmund Burke Institute are delighted to share episode one of "Covid: Against the Tide", a series looking at the unique challenges faced by Ireland's SME sector over the past year, and into 2021....
Statement from an Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar T.D.
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar T.D. has asked employers to facilitate their staff to work from home wherever possible at this critical time in our ongoing fight against Covid-19. “Christmas and New Year have...
The EU VAT e-Commerce Package – are you ready for 2021?
Significant changes to the VAT rules applying to e-commerce transactions, particularly online sales of goods, will take effect across the EU on 1 July 2021. Who will be affected by the changes? Any business making or facilitating online sales or...
