While Budget 2025 is clearly pitched as a general election budget and not as a business budget, ISME welcomes a number of measures that have been announced for businesses and employees. Neil McDonnell, Chief Executive, ISME said: “The infrastructure spending commitments are most welcome, but we recognise that there are significant capacity constraints to realising ..read more

Date: Friday 29th November Venue: Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Dublin       BOOK YOUR TICKETS TODAY!                                                          ISME 2024 Annual Business Lunch – Single Ticket Book here   ..read more

HRLocker, a leading provider of human resource (HR) solutions, today announced it has been awarded the prestigious Business All-Star Customer Success Company of the Year 2024-25 accreditation by the All-Ireland Business Foundation (AIBF). The honour recognises HRLocker’s unwavering commitment to empowering HR professionals, enhancing workplaces, and boosting the employee experience. Celebrating over two decades of ..read more

ISME (Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association) has called on the Government to reverse the reductions in the National Training Fund (NTF) in the forthcoming October Budget and to release the available funding to improve skills and training levels in the workplace. In spite of the NTF having a surplus of €1.3 billion, ISME’s training ..read more

As Budget 2025 approaches, ISME (Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association) has called on the Government to  recognise the global economic landscape’s potential impact on Ireland’s financial health, and ensure a robust focus on indigenous industrial policy. ISME has also called for a shift away from the State’s over-reliance on corporation tax contributions. Recent data ..read more

  Media reports indicate that the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended an increase in the minimum wage of at least one euro increase for 2025, which represents an eight per cent increase on the current rate of €12.70 per hour. This recommendation comes on top of the 12.4% increase which took place in January this ..read more

The EU AI Act is a significant legislative initiative aimed at regulating artificial intelligence within the European Union. Proposed by the European Commission in April 2021, it is designed to ensure that AI technologies are deployed safely and ethically, balancing innovation with public safety and fundamental rights. Join us on the morning of 26th September to hear ..read more

Smart Location Analysis is pleased to introduce a special promotion, offering free access to our advanced location analysis tool. It’s aimed at empowering SMEs with the location data they need to make well-informed decisions regarding business sites, expansion opportunities, and market analysis. Our tool leverages open data to generate detailed reports based on a comprehensive ..read more

HRLocker, a leading provider of HR solutions based in Co. Clare, today revealed that only half of employees trust the use of AI in their workplace, illustrating the significant hurdles organisations must overcome to integrate AI effectively and responsibly. The survey of 200 SME owners and 500 employees across Ireland also highlights the need for ..read more

ISME has given a qualified welcome to the publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 on 2nd August.  While ISME has campaigned for many years for comprehensive defamation reform, and while it welcomes the publication of this bill, it continues to have reservations about the lack of ambition for material reform, and the failure to ..read more