18th July 2017 Low Pay Commission recommends 30c increase in minimum wage Government welcomes proposal to increase minimum wage as part of wider programme to support lower paid workers and provide opportunity to all The Low Pay Commission is recommending an increase in the national minimum wage of 30 cents to €9.55 per hour. The…
Tuesday 18 July 2017: The rehabilitation of Ireland’s longest runway, at Shannon Airport, is proving a triumph of logistics as the equivalent of one football pitch is re-laid between dusk and dawn each night, the airport has revealed. Shortly before midnight, following the last arrival/departure at Shannon, a team of 90 vehicles and 70 people…
17th July 2017 The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald TD today (Monday) welcomed the latest Goods Exports and Imports release from the Central Statistics Office, which shows that the value of goods exports in May this year increased by 10 % when compared with May 2016. The figures also show that…
13th July 2017 The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD, today published the report of the Company Law Review Group on the Protection of Employees and Unsecured Creditors. The Company Law Review Group was requested to review company law with a view to recommending ways company law could be potentially amended…
Niall O’Callaghan, business and relationship development manager, IDA; Helen Downes, chief executive, Shannon Chamber and Jenny Smyth, talents and rewards lead with Willis Tower Watson at the Shannon Chamber workshop. Photo: Eamon Ward Increasing employment levels in Ireland is putting pressure on companies to put their best foot forward when seeking to attract talent to…
CSR Awards 2017 Shortlist Announced Today Chambers Ireland today (14 July 2017) officially announced the shortlist for the 2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. With fifty companies shortlisted across the fourteen categories, this year’s CSR Awards displays a diverse range of projects from all industries and sectors, from SMEs to MNCs, across every region of…
First ever language service provider acquisition in Ireland From humble beginnings in 2009 as a fundamental language service provider run by its founders Alex Chernenko and his wife Tatsiana Skrabatun, TRANSLIT has been perpetually growing. Alex’s entrepreneurial spirit ignited while studying in the University of Limerick from 2004 to 2008, and was only nurtured further…
Capital Spending Commitments Important for Economic Growth Chambers Ireland today (12 July 2017)welcomed the announcement by Minister Donohoe in the Summer Economic Statement of increased capital expenditure to meet the needs of a growing economy and society. Ian Talbot, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland commenting on the statement said, “The financial figures announced by…
Chamber Chief Executives from across Ireland today (12 July 2017) met in Kildare to discuss the key issues of importance to Irish business. The message delivered ahead of Budget 2018 and the publication of the Summer Economic Statement was unified and clear; available fiscal space should be focused on capital investment and addressing the urgent…
Chambers Ireland Pre Budget Submission Calls for Increased Infrastructure Investment In its Pre Budget 2018 submission to Government, to which Shannon Chamber contributed via its director, Ian Barrett, Chambers Ireland requested that the concerns of business be addressed through the Government committing to significant additional investment in capital projects across the country. Speaking at the launch…
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