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…
Welcome to Adare Human Resource Managements December 2016 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/december-2016-employment-law-newsletter
Ireland the only country to identify Brexit as a significant challenge A survey of European businesses, published today (30 November 2016) by EUROCHAMBRES, has revealed that Brexit is not considered a concern for most companies. The survey, which was conducted in autumn 2016 and had 50,500 respondents from across Europe, asked businesses to rank…
Fingal County Council was last night (24 November 2016) named Local Authority of the Year at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The 13th annual Awards ceremony was held in association with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and showcases and celebrates the best of Local Government…
Helena Doody, Tracy Hegarty, Kate O’Connell, Shannon College of Hotel Management with Dermot Kelly and John Gavin, owner/directors Shannon Springs attending the launch of the newly renovated Shannon Springs Hotel and the new wok station and lunch time buffet menu. Photograph by Eamon Ward Entrepreneurship is a term more often associated with industry than tourism…
Limerick and Clare hurlers may get a glimpse into how Tipperary managed to win the Liam McCarthy Cup this year when their manager, Michael Ryan, takes to the stage at Shannon Chamber’s annual President’s lunch, which takes place on Tuesday, 6 December in Dromoland Castle Hotel. Ryan will be joined by Sean Flannery, general…
For the past 13 years, Chambers Ireland has been running the very successful Corporate Social Responsibility Awards (CSR) which recognise the significant contribution that Irish business makes to society through CSR practices. The importance of CSR has increased in recent years and has become a mainstream business activity in Ireland. These annual CSR Awards recognise…
The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is organising a number of Focus Groups – looking at the impact of the Brexit vote on Irish SMEs.r members would be available to attend. Given the challenges facing Irish SME’s already identified since the Brexit announcement the involvement of Shannon Chamber members to this initiative would be…
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