ISME calls on Government to urgently tackle fraud on businesses
ISME calls on Government to urgently tackle fraud on businesses
Failure to tackle online and telephone fraud costs small businesses €310 million annually 5th July 2023: The Irish SME Association, ISME, is calling on Government to introduce measures as a matter of urgency, that will help tackle and reduce business fraud in...
CommSec Achieves Platinum Partner Status with Sophos
CommSec Achieves Platinum Partner Status with Sophos
CommSec, a leading provider of managed cyber security solutions, is delighted to announce its recent recognition as a Platinum Partner by Sophos, one of the industry's foremost cyber security solutions companies. This prestigious accreditation is a testament to CommSec's unwavering...
ISME Makes Submission for Budget 2024
ISME Makes Submission for Budget 2024
Fix VAT rates at 21% and 9% - Establish a Public Spending Commission - Publish debt profile of national debt. Dublin 26th April 2023 - ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, representing more than 10,500 direct and thirty-three...
Share Your Sustainability Journey and Get a Free Consultation
Share Your Sustainability Journey and Get a Free Consultation
Calling all Irish CEOs and Senior Executives: Share Your Sustainability Journey and Get a Free Consultation We are seeking the perspectives of 20 CEOs/Senior Executives of companies with a maximum of 500 employees who have already begun implementing sustainability practices...
New workers’ rights announced under the Work Life Balance Bill passed by the Oireachtas
New workers’ rights announced under the Work Life Balance Bill passed by the Oireachtas
      Minister Roderic O’Gorman has welcomed the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 passing all Stages in the Oireachtas. The Bill provides for the introduction of new rights for employees to support a better balance of...
Dept of Social Protection offer free public employment service
Dept of Social Protection offer free public employment service
The Department of Social Protection is probably best known as a provider of income support payments but a large part of their remit is to provide a free public employment services to employers. Intreo, is the Irish Public Employment Service...
5 Reasons Why Your Website Needs to be Modern and Kept Up to Date
5 Reasons Why Your Website Needs to be Modern and Kept Up to Date
Was your website built a few years back and you are not getting any leads or traffic from it? If yes, keep reading this blog to understand why it may be time to consider a Website Update! Before diving into...
Call for exemptions for SMEs on CSDDD
Call for exemptions for SMEs on CSDDD
The Irish SME Association (ISME) is calling on Government MEPs in Brussels to reconsider the recommendations in the draft EU Parliament report on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). ISME wrote to MEPs this week to ensure the EU...
RTF: Building contractors for minor works on residential buildings
RTF: Building contractors for minor works on residential buildings
The Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) has published a new Request to Tender (RFT) on www.etenders.gov.ie (eTenders) to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System for Building Contractors for Minor Building Works on Residential Properties (“the DPS”). When established, Public Service...
VAT should remain at 9% VAT for services sector
VAT should remain at 9% VAT for services sector
The Irish SME Association (ISME) has renewed calls for an extension to the 9% VAT rate to the whole services sector and pointed to the benefits for employment and social contributions. According to Neil McDonnell, CEO of ISME: “The desire...