Shannon Airport has today announced the commencement of a €15 million, 100 job project to upgrade the airport’s runway, the longest runway in Ireland at 3,199 metres (almost two miles). Dublin based specialist in this area, Lagan Asphalt Group, with offices in Tulla in County Clare, has been appointed by the airport to undertake the…
Tony Donohoe has been appointed the new Chair of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) welcomes the establishment of the new National Skills Council (NSC). This is the final step in the establishment of a new national skills architecture following the restructuring of the Expert…
The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD travelled to Hungary this week (Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th April) for a series of bilateral meetings with his EU counterparts. These meetings form part of an ongoing programme of engagement by Irish government Ministers with EU Member States in an effort to build awareness…
Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton TD, joins Skillnets Chairman Brendan McGinty and Chief Executive Paul Healy for official launch of Skillnets’ new networks. Skillnets, the national enterprise-led agency with responsibility for the promotion and facilitation of training networks, launched four new networks today to address the emerging skills needs in the MedTech, Design,…
Welcome to Adare Human Resource Managements March 2017 edition of our monthly HR and Employment Law Newsletter in Conjunction with Shannon Chamber of Commerce Please click the following link which will take you through to the newsletter; http://www.adarehrm.ie/newsletters/2014/march-2017-employment-law-newsletter
Monthly unemployment rate now at 6.6% The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD welcomed the Monthly Unemployment figures for February published by the Central Statistics Office, showing that the official unemployment rate has fallen from 6.7% in January to 6.6% in February and from 8.4% in February 2016. The statistics also…
Welcome to Adare Human Resource Managements February 2017 edition of our monthly HR and Employment Law Newsletter in Conjunction with Shannon Chamber of Commerce Please click the following link which will take you through to the newsletter; http://www.adarehrm.ie/newsletters/2014/february-2017-employment-law-newsletter
The Minister for Employment and Small Business, Pat Breen TD, is encouraging those with an interest in the national minimum wage to make submissions to the Low Pay Commission as it begins a new phase of work. The Low Pay Commission is an independent body set up in 2015 whose main function is to…
2,322 jobs supported by Microfinance loan funding 79% of loans support microenterprises outside of Dublin Mr Pat Breen, T.D., Minister for Business and Employment, has today (Friday) welcomed the publication of the Microfinance Ireland Q3, 2016 Report. The latest report shows that almost €16m of loans have been approved under the Microenterprise Loan Fund to…
95% of stakeholders now apply on line The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms. Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, today officially launched a new Employment Permits Online System (EPOS). This project provides a best in class international online platform for employers and employees alike to apply for employment permits. It provides a digital route…
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