Dear Member,   

In this week's e-zine, we advise on when an employee is entitled to force majeure leave.

Each week in the SFA e-zine, we profile a different government support available to small businesses. In this edition, we focus on the SME Smart Lighting Pilot Scheme, which offers 40% funding for lighting upgrades in your business premises.

We bring you details of the IEDR Digital Health Index and information on an SFA meeting with Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe. We encourage you to take part in the Irish Business Monitor Survey and provide information on the new generalised system of preference for exporters to Canada.

If you currently export or are considering exporting to the US don't miss the E3 Dublin event taking place on Thursday (29 June) for which SFA members can avail of a 50% discount. Book your place at the next SFA webinar on 26 July on government supports for small business. Use the summer months to plan your training agenda with one of of our upcoming training courses. 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