Following an announcement from Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, this morning the following measures will come into effect from 6pm today until 29th March: Schools colleges and childcare facilities will close from tomorrow. Teaching will be done online or remotely. State-run “cultural institutions” will close. All museums, galleries and tourist sites will also be closed. Indoor mass…
Chambers Ireland today (12 March 2020) opened the Sustainable Business Impact Awards, the renamed Corporate Social Responsibility Awards, which celebrates the achievements of the business community in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The Awards recognise the meaningful and high quality-work from companies through different Awards categories, including Environment, Community Partnership (divided into Charity, Volunteering and…
An announcement was made this morning by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD of the closure of schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings, for a period until 29 March 2020, to support efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. This will take effect from 6pm this evening, Thursday 12 March.This is in line with…
The Government, through the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, has announced a package of supports for businesses impacted by Covid-19, namely: A €200m Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) Working Capital scheme for eligible businesses impacted by COVID-19. Loans of up to €1.5m will be available at reduced rates, with up to the first…
Chambers Ireland has today issued the following joint statement with the Government, trade unions and other employer bodies. Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “We are committed to showing flexibility and a co-operative approach in managing the inevitable disruption which will arise in these difficult and exceptional times and have also agreed to remain…
Shannon Chamber in conjunction with its human resources advisory partner, Adare Human Resource Management, stated today that it is continuously liaising with members of the Chamber’s HR Forum to assess how companies are preparing for any repercussions arising from COVID-19. Chamber CEO Helen Downes explains: “The HR Forum is a very active forum within the…
Pictured at the Local Enterprise Week seminar, organised by Shannon Chamber and LEO Clare and held in the Gateway Hub Shannon (front): Padraic McElwee. LEO Clare and Helen Downes, Shannon Chamber. Back (l-r): Joe Fitzgerald, Stephen Dowling and Trevor Sweeney, Atlantic Aviation Group; Michelle Hynes, Reagecon; and Eugene Hannan. Microchip Technology Ireland. Photo: Eamon Ward….
Attendees, including Reagecon employees, at the Mid-West Lean Network workshop in Reagecon with (front centre): Reagecon’s lean specialist Jennifer Stratton and IT and Supply Chain director Michael O’Riordan and, Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber. Photo: Eamon Ward. Reagecon Diagnostics may only have introduced structured lean principles into the company one year ago but the…
DesignWorks Clare Following the successful Design Works Galway Programme in 2019 (see booklet below), Shannon Chamber is delighted to now announce a collaboration with the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Clare to launch DesignWorks Clare. This initiative explores a new way of celebrating design through linking business, design and art in a project entitled DesignWorks…
The recent developments of the coronavirus in Ireland have continued to raise questions amongst employers about scenario planning and obligations towards their employees. There are a number of scenarios that employers need to consider where employees are unable to attend work. Each situation will be different and common sense will need to be used where…
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