Free seminars on employment supports available to Tipperary businesses

Business owner/ managers and professional advisors are encouraged to attend Free seminars which will highlight assistance available to Tipperary businesses interested in taking on additional staff.  The Tipperary North County Enterprise Board in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection are running 2 x lunch time briefings to provide information on incentives available to firms that need to recruit staff.  The first information event will take place in the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh on Wednesday 5th February at 12.30pm and the second in the Anner Hotel, Thurles on Thursday 20th February at 12.30pm.   Places must be booked in advance as a light lunch will be provided.  To book your place visit www.tnceb.ie/training.htm.

Of particular interest will be the new JobsPlus scheme which encourages and rewards employers who offer employment opportunities to jobseekers on the Live Register.  JobsPlus is designed to encourage employers and businesses to focus their recruitment efforts on the long term unemployed.  The scheme provides two levels of payment: a payment of €7,500 payable to the Company over two years for each employee recruited that has been unemployed for more than 12 but less than 24 months and €10,000 payable over two years in respect of persons recruited who have been unemployed for more than 2 years. The cash incentive is payable monthly in arrears over a two year period.

The Tipperary North County Enterprise Board can also offer financial support to qualifying businesses in the manufacturing and internationally traded services sector who may be interested in increasing their employment levels.  Businesses can benefit from Priming or Business Expansion Grants which may include employment subsidies.  The CEB grants however, are not restricted to the recruitment of unemployed individuals.

The Enterprise Board also offers a suite of training programmes, mentors, management development, website, exhibition, trade fair and other grants to owners/managers seeking to improve the performance of their business or individuals thinking about starting a new enterprise.   The Board already works closely with the Department of Social Protection and unemployed individuals contemplating business start up or already in receipt of the Back to Work Allowance may qualify for free places on the Board’s business skills training courses.

To access supports or for further information contact the Tipperary North County Enterprise Board, Connolly Street, Nenagh at 067-33086, www.tnceb.ie or e-mail info@tnceb.ie.  County and City Enterprise Boards are funded by the Irish Government and by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.