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Jobs Crisis Continues

ismeireland — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:50:04 +0000

Tweet Long-term claimants account for a massive 44.6% of Live Register. Robust targeted stimulation combined with state sector cost reduction required. Government must tackle employment inhibitors, including high business costs, black economy and welfare constraints. Job creation is secondary to job maintenance for SMEs. ISME, Wednesday 1st May 2013. ISME, the Irish Small & Medium [...]

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ISME Demands More Action On Jobs Crisis

ismeireland — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:48:24 +0000

Tweet Combination of Government cost reduction and robust targeted stimulation required. Economic uncertainty over Croke Park 2 must be sorted. Government must tackle employment inhibitors, including high business costs and welfare constraints. Long-term claimants account for a massive 44% of Live Register. ISME, Thursday 4th April 2013. In response to the latest Live Register figures [...]

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Government Needs To Do Much More

ismeireland — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:01:49 +0000

Tweet • Economy requires five year plan. • Too many ‘one-off’ short-term initiatives. • More emphasis on long-term sustainable competitiveness and employment. • Emigration ‘safety valve’ must not be relied on in jobs battle. ISME, Friday 1st February 2013. Reacting to the Government’s own report on their Action Plan for Jobs published today (Friday 1st [...]

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ISME Demands Realistic Five Year Economic Plan

ismeireland — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:53:28 +0000

Tweet • Economy ‘gone to the dogs’ for lack of economic planning and leadership. • No more ‘piecemeal’ ‘one-off’ short-term initiatives. • Long-term sustainable competitiveness and employment must be priority. • Emigration ‘safety valve’ must not be relied on in jobs battle. ISME, Wednesday 30th January 2013. Reacting to the live register figures published by [...]

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Retail Sector Facing ‘Annihilation’

ismeireland — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:36:01 +0000

Tweet • Further job losses inevitable, as Government turns ‘blind eye’. • No Government action on Retail Strategy Group to deal with crisis. ISME, Friday 28th September 2012. ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, has warned the Government that their lack of policies in relation to the retail trade is resulting in a [...]

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‘Awful’ Live Register Figures

ismeireland — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:48:54 +0000

Tweet • Jobs initiative not working. • Less kite-flying, more real action required. • Long term unemployment remains a serious concern at 44%, up from 24% in February 2010. ISME, Wednesday 5th September 2012. ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, has described the latest live register figures published today (5th September) as ‘awful’, [...]

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Abysmal jobless numbers increase as Government bickers

ismeireland — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:04:52 +0000

Tweet • Government must tackle employment inhibitors, including high business costs and welfare constraints. • Social welfare trap consigns thousands more to long term unemployment. • Quarrelling Ministers adding to confusion by proposing polar opposite policies. ISME, Wednesday 4th July 2012. In response to the latest Live Register figures published today (Wednesday 4th July), ISME, [...]

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Disastrous Unemployment Shows Jobs Strategy Not Working

ismeireland — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:41:19 +0000

Tweet •Jobs initiative to subsidise employment required. •Lack of bank finance still hindering SMEs. •Social welfare system inhibiting job creation. ISME, Thursday 7th June 2012. Responding to the unemployment statistics in the latest Quarterly National Household Survey, issued today (Thursday 7th June), ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, described the current unemployment situation [...]

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“Less Talk More Action” Required as Live Register Figures Disappoint

ismeireland — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:22:49 +0000

Tweet •Long-term unemployed figures continue to rise. •Social welfare trap a major jobs inhibitor. •True unemployment figures masked by increased youth emigration. •Reduce costs and incentivise employment to kick-start recovery. ISME, Wednesday 30th May 2012. ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, has described the latest Live Register figures, released by the CSO today [...]

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Danger of Complacency as Slight Reduction in Live Register Announced

ismeireland — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:49:40 +0000

Tweet •High business costs and social welfare system slowing down recovery. •True unemployment figures masked by increased youth emigration. •Increase in long-term unemployed a major worry. •Reduction in costs is only sure way to increase employment. ISME, Wednesday 2nd May 2012. ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, while welcoming the slight reduction [...]

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