Wages

There are 9 public holidays in Ireland each year. Some people refer to them as Bank Holidays - but not all Bank Holidays are also Public Holidays. A Bank Holiday is a day on which the banks are ...
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There can be some confusion about entitlement to bank holiday pay in Ireland. For example - many people are unsure if Christmas Eve is a Bank Holiday. (it isn't). Christmas Day, St Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day ...
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Revenue has always stated that the Covid Wage Subsidy will be subject to USC and Income Tax eventually - but not while it is being paid out.Employees will be liable for any tax on the subsidy amount by ...
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PAYE Tax Changes Revenue has made some Income Tax Changes For Recipients of the Pandemic Payments. They have changed the tax basis for all employees that received payments under either the Wage Subsidy Scheme or the Pandemic Unemployment ...
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A new Wage Subsidy scheme was announced in March which is aimed at allowing employers to pay their employees something during the current COVID pandemic. Some changes are being made to this scheme from May 1st - The ...
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The cost of Covid-19 in Ireland - just in terms of unemployment support - is looking like it going to work out at around €1 Billion Euro every 3 weeks. The rate of unemployment in Ireland was running ...
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