Earlier this month, Government launched their “It Starts Now” campaign which aims to inform parents of €19m in Extra Supports for families. As part of the awareness campaign, Government announced its intention to fund an additional 5,000 childcare spaces for school ages children and increase capital funding by 33% to €4 million. The implementation of the childcare provisions
by Emma Kerins, International Affairs Executive, Chambers Ireland Following announcements earlier this month that the UK would release a series of position papers outlining their key policies, last week saw the first two papers launched by the Department for Exiting the European Union. While the EU has published more than a dozen such position papers over the course of
by Elisha Collier O’Brien, Policy and Research Executive, Chambers Ireland Irish businesses benefit greatly from opportunities to access training and skills for employees to build capacity and enhance productivity. The National Training Fund is an important component in Ireland’s further education and training landscape. Currently, employer’s PRSI contribution includes a 0.7% National Training Fund Levy
Following the August bank holiday, our 24-hour Advice Service was busy with queries in respect of public holiday entitlements, so we thought we’d help you employers with this useful guide to compensation for employees. So when should employees be compensated when it comes to public holidays? An employee should be compensated for a public holiday
by Susan McDermott, Media and Communications Executive, Chambers Ireland The reduced VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sector was first introduced by former Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, in Budget 2011 on a temporary basis. Reducing the rate from 13.5% to 9% was considered at that point to be a necessary support for the