93% of workers would like opportunity to work from home
93% of Irish employees surveyed by recruiter Robert Walters said they would like more opportunities to work from home when normal working patterns resume. Around one in ten said they ...
Read More Proposals for credit guarantee scheme for businesses impacted by Covid-19
The Government has given the go-ahead for the publication of proposed legislation that will, if enacted, establish the new credit guarantee scheme to help businesses impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. ...
Read More Credit unions seek role in financing social housing
The Irish League of Credit Unions is calling on the Government to make changes that would allow the sector to finance social housing and a National Retrofitting Plan for up to half ...
Read More Most employees want to retain option to work from home
Over 80% of Irish employees want to continue to spend at least part of their week working from home when normal life resumes after the coronavirus pandemic, a survey shows. ...
Read More Call to spread wage subsidy tax burden over four years
The group representing Irish accountancy bodies has called on the Government to spread the taxation burden for recipients of the pandemic wage subsidy schemes over a four year period. Workers ...
Read More 51% of Irish firms expecting ‘U’ shaped recovery
Over 65% of global firms expect Covid-19 to have a negative impact on revenues in 2020, according to the Grant Thornton International Business Report, which provides insight into the views ...
Read More Govt urged to reduce alcohol, hospitality VAT rate to 5%
The Irish drink and hospitality sector is urging the Government to deliver a VAT reduction in the July stimulus economic plan. The call comes after the UK announced it was cutting VAT ...
Read More Govt may extend rent freeze
The Government will consider extending a rent freeze and moratorium on evictions which was introduced as an emergency measure at the start of the Covid 19 crisis. The measures were ...
Read More Hotels report occupancy rates of between 23-26% for summer months
Hoteliers here are reporting occupancy rates of between 23 and 26% for the summer months, according to figures from the Irish Hotels’ Federation. This is based on confirmed bookings and ...
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