An Employment Subsidy Scheme (Temporary) has been launched aimed at helping vulnerable yet viable companies to retain employment levels and their skill base over the next fifteen months.
E250 million has been allocated to the scheme to provide for a tapering subsidy of up to 9,100 per supported employee over 15 months. The scheme is tailored to help those companies in internationally traded goods and services sectors, which employ ten or more full time employees and export at least 30% of their turnover, to retain their employment levels.
The scheme provides a maximum subsidy of €9,100 payable over five periods of 13 weeks as follows:

e200 per week in period 1: 24 August to 22 November 2009

e200 per week in period 2: 23 November to 21 February 2010

e150 per week in period 3: 22 February to 23 May 2010

e100 per week in period 4: 24 May to 22 August 2010

e50 per week in period 5: 3 August to 21 November 2010

The closing date for application is 4 September 2009 and the first payments under the scheme will be effective from 24 August. There are a few terms and conditions, for more information, visit the site and apply direct.

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