Irish business coaching experts are offering free online support to steer business owners through the economic chaos created by the spread of coronavirus. ActionCOACH Ireland Managing Director Paul Fagan says his team launched the initiative in order “to get behind the national effort to minimise the impact of the economic fallout from this crisis”. He…
Tuesday 31 March, 2020 Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., welcomes today’s announcement by the European Commission to approve Ireland’s €200 million scheme, in line with EU State aid rules, to provide financial support to Irish companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework…
High-speed broadband infrastructure builder, Imagine, continues to roll out its network in Co Clare and now covers over 57,000 premises in the county. With well-established networks throughout the county, Imagine can help individuals and companies continue to work remotely. Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes said: ‘We are continually encouraging agile working initiatives and the extensive…
Further to the announcement by the Taoiseach on Friday, many Chamber member companies now will be required to temporarily cease operating for the next two weeks. In light of this announcement the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has asked that we highlight two supports that members may wish to avail of; 1) The…
Businesses with recently laid off workers can also avail of the Scheme by re-employing them Wednesday March 25th, 2020 Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., has strongly encouraged employers to avail of the Government’s new and generous Wage Subsidy Scheme to retain employees and to re-employ employees in cases where they have…
The publication this evening (Saturday, 28 March 2020) of the list of essential service providers under the new public health guidelines is most welcome, according to Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes following a day of confusion amongst member companies as to how their operations would be classified. Having received endless phone calls from concerned chief…
Shannon Chamber Skillnet is fully supportive of the Government’s efforts to effectively address and limit the spread of COVID-19 and to safeguard the protection of public health and that of our stakeholders. The Shannon Chamber Skillnet team is continuing to work and are available to discuss any queries that our businesses or trainees have regarding…
Minister Humphreys introduces new measure as part of COVID-19 Business Supports Package Thursday 26 March, 2020 The new Business Continuity Voucher is now available through Local Enterprise Offices and is open to sole traders and companies across every business sector that employ up to 50 people, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather…
The COVID- 19 pandemic has forced many companies to switch to remote working and while it is testing for many people, adaptability is fast becoming the norm. The initial first steps in the process for employers was ensuring that they had the systems in place to facilitate virtual linkages with their employees; then ensuring…
New Guidelines from Revenue on COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme – Employer Eligibility and Supporting Proofs Context On 24 March 2020, the Government announced measures to provide financial support to workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis. As part of these measures and building on the functionality developed through PAYE Modernisation, Revenue will operate the…
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