In this week's e-zine, we advise on what you need to know about fixed term contracts.
Each week in the SFA e-zine, we profile a different government support available to small businesses. In this edition, we focus on the R&D Tax Credit, where you can get 25% of your R&D spending back as a tax credit.
Book your place at the next SFA webinar on 26 July on government supports for small business and save the date for the SFA Employment Law Conferences taking place this year in Limerick and Dublin. Take part in the SFA Village at the Your Business Live event on 17-18 October and you can now buy your tickets for the SFA Annual Lunch 2017 taking place in the Mansion House on 10 November. Give your business the competitive edge by upskilling yourself and your staff through our upcoming training courses.
As always, we’d love to hear from you about any queries you may have, issues you wish to have raised with Government or other stakeholders and your ideas on how we can improve the business environment for us all. Please contact me on tel: 01 605 1626 or e-mail: linda.barry@sfa.ie or tweet: @SFA_Irl or visit: www.sfa.ie.
The main advantage of a fixed term or specified purpose contract is that they allow for the termination of the contract once the fixed term or the specified purpose has been completed. Generally, a fixed term contract ends on an agreed date and this is stated in the contract...
Spotlight on the R&D Tax Credit, a corporation tax credit worth 25% of your R&D expenditure if your activities pass the accounting and scientific tests. This article provides information on the scheme and advice on how to apply...
The late payment legislation allows businesses to automatically levy penalty interest on late payments in business-to-business transactions. As of 1 July 2017, the current rate is 8.00%, which equates to a daily rate of 0.022%...
The Department of Education and Skills has introduced changes to the Leaving Certificate grading system which will become effective this year. It is important that employers are aware of the revised grading system in advance of job applications being submitted from the school leavers of 2017...
Minister Pat Breen T.D welcomed the EU decision on 11 July to award Ireland’s Northern and Western Region as European Entrepreneurial Region 2018. The counties involved are Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Monaghan and Cavan...
Don’t miss the opportunity to develop key skills for yourself and your staff before the end of 2017 with training courses available from the SFA: Foundations in Management, Project Management and Performance Management and Appraisal Skills. The SFA offers training courses tailored to small businesses - check out the ‘Unlock your potential 2017’ brochure...
With responsibility for strategy and overall management, lobbying, business queries, "Better Business" magazine, surveys and committee representation. Linda is the chief spokesperson and government and media liaison.
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