•Jobs initiatives to date have not worked.

•ISME calls for the introduction of an Employment Incentive Scheme.

•Scheme should provide a subsidy to employers for all additional net employment.

ISME, Wednesday 5th October 2011.
ISME, the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association, in response to the latest live register figures, published today (Wednesday 5th October), has called on the Government to implement radical action to address the worsening unemployment problem. Read the rest of this entry »

•    Call by junior Minister Hayes premature, divisive and churlish.

Mark Fielding

•    Government ‘Blind Eye’ approach to business costs evident in call.

•    Half a billion savings in Local Government Review still ignored.

In answer to the Minister of State’s demand for price cuts, we in ISME are calling for immediate reduction of 10% in all Public Services costs to business.

The Association called on the Government to implement the massive savings indicated in the Review of Local Government Report before attempting to approach the SME providers to the State for reductions, which will push small enterprises over the edge. Read the rest of this entry »

• Fear that enterprise training and upskilling policy will be ‘watered down’.
• Disappointment that more emphasis not placed on enterprise and job creation.
• Further delays in redundancy rebates expected as responsibility transferred to Department of Social Protection.

ISME, Wednesday 24th March 2010

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• 350 redundancies a day announced, as situation deteriorates.
• 166% increase on same period last year.
• Job retention must be government priority.

ISME, Tuesday 2nd June 2009

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• 360 redundancies a day being reported
• 154% increase on same period last year.
• Government inaction as redundancies increase.

ISME, Friday 1st May 2009

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• Latest redundancy figures ‘frightening’
• 163% increase on same period last year.
• 100,000 additional redundancies, if trend continues.
• PRSI relief urgently required to prevent further job losses.

ISME, Wednesday 1st April 2009

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• 143% increase in redundancies on corresponding month last year, the worst on record.
• 330 redundancies a day, as Government procrastinates and panders to the Unions.
• Worse to come, as 100,000 additional redundancies anticipated by year end.
• Badly needed Government action plan immediately required.

ISME, Monday 2nd February 2009.

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• 60% increase over the last 12 months.
• 95% increase on corresponding month last year.
• Worse to come, as January set to break all records.
• National Pay Agreement needs to be scrapped without delay.

ISME, Monday 5th January 2009.

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