Dear Member,   

In this week's e-zine, we advise on steps your business should take to get ready for the EU General Data Protection Regulation which comes into force on 25 May 2018.

We also advise on the WannaCry ransomware attack which highlights the need for preventative action in all organisations.

Each week in the SFA e-zine, we will profile a different government support available to small businesses, in this edition we focus on the Wage Subsidy Scheme, available to employers who employ workers with disabilities.

We bring you details of an SFA meeting with Michel Barnier, the EU’s Chief Negotiator on Brexit, and two members of his task force. Find out how you can feature your business in the next edition of SFA’s award-winning magazine, Better Business.

Bank of Ireland are hosting a free event tomorrow (17 May) Ready, Steady,Grow in the Leopardstown Pavillion. The early bird, 2 for 1 offer for the SFA Annual Conference has been extended to 21 May, so book your tickets now for the half day conference with a fantastic line-up of speakers. The next SFA webinar is on 7 June on managing the retirement process. 

There are still a few spaces left on the next performance management course on 19 May and on the foundations in employment law course on 8 & 9 June. We also provide a summary of recent press coverage. 

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.

Kind regards, 

Linda Barry

SFA Acting Director