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Written by Kevin Bray
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Monday, 17 June 2013 08:19 |
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The Jobs Plus Scheme, an employer incentive scheme from the Department of Social Protection is scheduled to commence on July 1st. This scheme will replace the Employer PRSI incentive scheme and the Revenue Job Assist scheme. The Action Plan for Jobs 2013 outlines seven disruptive reforms, which are high impact measures with ambitious deadlines, implemented in partnership with senior industry figures and are selected because of their potential to have an immediate effect on job-creation. One such reform is a simplified employment incentive called the JobsPlus scheme which will replace the existing Employer Job PRSI exemption and the Revenue Job assist schemes. The objective of the new JobsPlus scheme is to provide a simple, easily understood and attractive scheme that will encourage employers to recruit from the cohort of the long term unemployed. The incentive will be payable, on a monthly basis, over a two year period. In order to bias the incentive in favour of the more long term unemployed the value of the incentive will be set at two levels: In respect of recruits unemployed for more than 12 months but less than 24 months: €7,500 In respect of recruits unemployed for more than 24 months: €10,000
While the operational details are being finalised within the Department of Social protection, it is proposed the scheme will; The new scheme is due to be launched on July 1st 2013. The existing schemes remain in operation and accepting applications until this date and will cease on the introduction of JobsPlus. Beneficiaries of the existing schemes will continue to receive the tax and PRSI exemption benefits until such time as they expire.Be available to all full time employments of over 30 hours per week; spanning at least four days per week Employers must be compliant with Irish tax and employment laws Eligible jobs must not displace any other employee The scheme will be available to employers filling new vacancies as consequence of natural turnover No limit on number of recruits per employer
In order to address the deadweight cost issues with schemes of this nature, the incentive is bias in favour of the long term unemployed and is being piloted for six months initially, after which it will be subject to review. For further information on the scheme go to www.welfare.ie. For information on employment supports available from WCD click here: http://www.westcd.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=65
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Last Updated on Monday, 17 June 2013 10:14 |
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Written by Kevin Bray
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Friday, 14 June 2013 08:28 |
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 Back Row: Benny Cooney Athlone Community Radio, Olive Whelan Creative Arts Therapist, Jacinta Feehan Athlone Community Radio, Breda Lynch SWEETS Kilbeggan, Beverley Webster Trainer, Front Row: Tadgh Morris Midlands Regional Youth Service, Sinead Roarke Monsignor McCarthy Family Resource Centre, Una Reilly CIL Westmeath, Anthony Rafferty Westmeath Community Development Missing from photo: Liz Shiel Alopecia Ireland, Gerard Kenny Athlone Community Radio, Kathleen Poynton Its Good to Talk 12 participants from various groups such as; Its Good to Talk, Sweets, Monsignor McCarthy Family Resource Centre, Athlone Community Radio, Citizens Information, Alopecia Ireland, Midlands Regional Youth Service have completed have completed the Disability Awareness and Proofing Training for 2013. This 3 day course which was delivered by Ms Beverley Webster who has delivered this training in County Westmeath on previous occasions for WCD and it was fully funded by the LCDP programme. As part of the learning participants were required to carry out research on how their own organisations could improve services and accessibility for people with disabilities. Mr Hugh McGuire and Mr Anthony Rafferty spoke to the group to share their first hand experience of what it is actually like “ Living with a Disability”. It is hoped that further training will be available in 2014, funding permitting. A date for your diary later in the year is Wednesday 16th October when WCD will be organising its annual Disability Services and Information Day which will be held in Shamrock Lodge Hotel Athlone. For further information on Disability services provided by Westmeath Community Development please contact Linda-Jo Quinn LCDP Co-ordinator on 090 64 94555 or email ljquinn@westcd.ie.  |
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Last Updated on Friday, 14 June 2013 11:03 |
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Written by Kevin Bray
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Thursday, 13 June 2013 08:08 |
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Changing Ireland, the national magazine of the local and community development programme Changing Ireland has mapped over 120 projects in the Local and Community Development Programme To read the latest the issue click on the link below http://issuu.com/changingireland/docs/issue_42__changing_ireland__june-ju  |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:10 |
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Written by Kevin Bray
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 07:53 |
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 Back row left to right: Grazyna Strutynska Ana Krugel, Martina Cassidy, Margaret Kiernan, Yvonne Naughton, Eithne Ryan, Carol Liston, Mary Dunne, Margaret McCoppin, Dolores Reynolds, Adejoke Olaniyan-Collins. Front row left to right: Angela Swift, Ani Tate, Mary Quinn, Jane Horan, Wioletta Krugel, Justyna Mika. Recently Community Mothers throughout Athlone, Mullingar and Longford gathered to meet and exchange stories of their experiences of volunteering as Community Mothers. Many of the exchanges at the recent Gatherings emphasized the contributions that Community Mothers make in reducing the isolation and stress many parents experience, also the gratitude experienced by the families that the service exists and the mutual benefit that both community mothers and parents gain from the service. Our service includes Community Mothers originally from towns throughout the Midlands as well as from other countries including Poland, Nigeria and Bulgaria. Joe Potter CEO of Westmeath Community Development is proud of the work of the volunteers who are giving back so much to the local community. Nearly one hundred families are in receipt of this service. For more information about the service provided by the Community Mothers Project contact Catriona Corcoran at 044 9348571 or visit the Community Mothers website www.cmums.ie
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 June 2013 09:00 |
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Written by Kevin Bray
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Tuesday, 11 June 2013 07:54 |
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Westmeath Community Development Limited (WCD) has a strong track record
in working with rural businesses in the last 15 years. Many have received
training mentoring and capital grant aid. Recently, many of these businesses are experiencing difficulty in the
areas of increasing costs, marketing and sales. In order for these businesses
to improve and update their skills, WCD wishes to contract suitably qualified
individual(s) to provide training and mentoring to businesses that are
specialising in each of the following 3 areas:
Farm Diversification Agri-tourism Craft Development
Consultants are requested to
consult active link for more details. They then may be asked to attend an
interview in our WCD office to discuss their quote. Submissions should be addressed to: Rural
Business Training Tender, C/o Tony McCormack, Westmeath Community Development
Ltd., Enterprise, Technology and Innovation Centre, Clonmore Business Park,
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath or by email to tmccormack@westcd.ie
For further details visit http://www.activelink.ie/node/12733
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