EWSS

Government announces substantial investment for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare providers in return for a fee freeze for parents

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has announced the opening of the Transition Fund for Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) providers. The Transition Fund will provide up to €6.4 million per month to services for the period of time between the end of the Employment Wage Subsidy … Read more

Employers impacted by December’s covid restrictions can now claim enhanced EWSS support

As part of Budget 2022, the Government agreed to the future of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), including the graduated step-down in subsidy rates payable, with a view to bringing the scheme to an end by April 2022. This means that with effect from last Tuesday (1/2/2022), most businesses availing of support under EWSS … Read more

Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) to be reduced to €203 from this week

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe has today (Thursday) reminded employers that the graduated exit path for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) has commenced. From 1 February 2022, most businesses, move to the reduced weekly rate of support of €203 per employee for the month of February, followed by the weekly flat rate subsidy … Read more

Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme reduced to €203 per week; Criticism rises

The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) has been cut from €350 to a maximum of €203 per week. The new rate has come into effect on Wednesday. The government introduced EWSS to help staff in businesses which suffer losses due to the pandemic restrictions. As many of the restrictions lifted, the government had said that … Read more