Bosses can force workers to return to work if contracts oblige, says Tánaiste
Varadkar believes phased return from Monday will be agreed in a ‘very sensible way’
Coronavirus rules blamed as confidence dips among small firms
Other issues cited for decline in last quarter of 2021 include restricted supply chains
Nightclub operators ‘excited and confused’ about Friday reopening
Vaccine passes, contact tracing and face masks likely to be required under new rules
Relief and despair among business groups at budget measures
Budget 2022: Retail and restaurant industry groups among the harshest critics of package
Business groups broadly welcome budget amid ‘twin threats’ of Brexit and Covid-19
Chambers Ireland says lack of urban recovery plan and failure to invest in affordability of childcare ‘missed opportunities’
Covid-19 restrictions are biggest risk to small businesses
Emerging gap between small firms doing well and those struggling due to pandemic
New wage subsidy scheme to be re-examined over cashflow concerns
Employment wage subsidy scheme replaces earlier support supports
Rebooting Ireland
Reopening the economy is by no means as straightforward as shutting it down but there will be positive aspects to the new normal for business
Publisher of ‘Mail’ titles to provide €1m ad fund for SMEs
Some 200 small businesses to get a tailored advertising package worth €5,000
Covid-19 financial measures will help economy bounce back, says Ibec
Trade unions also welcome €3.7 billion package
War for talent ranks above Brexit as biggest threat for businesses
New Dublin Chamber survey shows accommodation crisis also proving challenging
Has Grafton Street become a victim of the Luas Cross City?
Footfall on Dublin’s premier shopping street has declined by 5.2% this year
Budget winners and losers: Sector by sector analysis
Hotels and cars react to measures with horror while film and TV fared quite well
‘Rainy day’ money should be redirected into education – Ibec
Business lobby says easing third-level funding crisis would be wiser use of fund
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