New company expects to double its workforce to 50 within two years An aircraft interior modification and refurbishment specialist, previously trading as indigenous Irish company UJet Group at the Shannon Free Zone, has announced that it is expanding its business operation and establishing a European Hub at Shannon Free Zone following a merger with US company…
Recent discussions with St Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Shannon pointed to a dearth of knowledge about the types of apprenticeships open to second-level students as a career option. Taking note of this, and conscious that there are so many excellent companies in the area that run apprenticeship schemes, the Chamber is organising an…
Secondary school students join Keith Reilly, Molex, Helen Downes, Shannon Chamber and Angela Higgins, Molex to commence their week-long TY programme. Photo: Eamon Ward. Following months of detailed planning, a new structured week-long transition year (TY) programme was launched this week in Shannon, led by Molex Ireland in conjunction with Shannon Chamber and involving…
Welcome to Adare Human Resource Managements February 2018 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-2018-employment-law-newsletter
5th February, 2018 Preliminary jobs figures for 2017 welcomed by Minister Humphreys and Minister Breen at the Annual Local Enterprise Office and Local Authority Forum in Athlone today Forum also hears of the need for LEO supported companies to be ready for the General Data Protection Regulation which becomes law in May 2018 A net…
Thursday 01 February 2018 Up to €7,000 will be available to Taxi/Hackney/and Limousine drivers to drive the shift towards electric vehicles. Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross TD, has today announced a new Taxi/Limousine/Hackney (SPSV) grant scheme, aimed at increasing the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Irish taxi fleet. This new…
31 January, 2018 Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Mr Pat Breen, T.D., welcomed the launch this morning by Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., of a new range of materials from the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) aiming to promote SME participation in the public…
The European Commission is compiling a series of testimonials from exporting companies throughout the EU who effectively benefit from trade agreements or who would benefit from future trade agreements. The purpose of doing so it to profile the benefits of trade agreements and the EU’s trade agenda to business across the EU. The testimonials completed…
Atlantic Aviation Institute trainers Tony Maher and Aidan Dooley along with Director of the Atlantic Aviation Institute Caoimhe O’Donnell and Training & Business Development Executive Aileen Cherry. The Atlantic Aviation Institute, an EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) Part 147 approved subsidiary of Atlantic Aviation Group, has this week announced that they are to train…
30th January, 2018 Minister Breen gives go ahead for new pay rates following Labour Court recommendation The Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen TD, has formally approved a recommendation from the Labour Court for new pay rates, that will apply to approximately 10,000 skilled workers employed in the…
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