Further changes to the wage subsidy scheme
Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, has announced further changes to the wage subsidy scheme that will come into effect from Monday, 4th May 2020. These changes are as follows: For employees earning less than €412 net per week the subsidy will...
Covid Conferencing
Some tips from the experts on managing conference calls as Members around Ireland begin to work remotely: To maximise computer and teleconference performance: Position your internet router as far as possible from other devices that may interfere with the signal,...
SME Liquidy & COVID_19
While we acknowledge the amount of work being carried out by government on employee support measures to help workers affected by Covid19, we are concerned by the absence of real progress in the maintenance of liquidity for SMEs.The support measures...
PR: Maintaining viable businesses through Covid19
13/03/20 We must take measures to ensure the survival of as many small enterprises as possible throughout this event. SMEs employ almost 70% of the workforce, any increase in business mortality will have a significant negative impact on employment levels....
Celebrating International Women’s Day with The Lord Mayor at Griffith College
Griffith College will celebrate International Women’s Day with a panel of inspirational speakers at its city centre campus on Wolfe Tone Street. The event will take place on Wednesday 4th March, and will be opened by The Lord Mayor of...
PR: ISME is coming to the North East for our next Roadshow
PRESS RELEASE: 21/02/20 ISME’s next Roadshow will take place in Gormanston, Co. Meath on the 27th February 2020 Key opportunity for businesses to network and ‘Pitch my business’ SME lobbying, Upskilling, Insurance Reform and Health and Safety will be discussed ...
Future of Procurement – Free Sustainability Event
Our Planet is Dying – What You Buy Matters! Procurement Sustainability Summit hosted by Griffith College and IDDEA explores how buying right improves climate impact Griffith College Dublin has partnered with award-winning strategic procurement company IDDEA to host the Sustainability...
WRC Workshop
ISME in conjunction with the WRC are running workshops in 2020 that will give employers first-hand information on how to ensure that they are compliant in the event that they are audited by the WRCs inspectorate. The complimentary workshop will...
Share the Love with local Shops this Valentine’s Day
As Valentine’s Day approaches ISME, the Irish SME Association is today appealing to Irish consumers to make a real effort to ‘shop local’ and ‘buy Irish.’ Commenting on the importance of shopping local ISME CEO Neil McDonnell said: “Every €10...
How much will a Billion euro cost me?
How much will a Billion euro cost me? The general election campaign is now fully underway, manifestos are almost ready for publication, and we can see the emergence of auction politics after just one week of campaigning. When numbers get...
