The impact of the budget on people’s income will generally be modest.
Middle-income earners and two-income families were the main, albeit modest, beneficiaries of Budget 2019 with a combination of USC cuts and a widening of the top income tax. Increased numbers will qualify for schemes and payments such as the affordable childcare schemes, which will make a significant increase to some families.
Whenever one supplier raises their prices, the others tend to follow suit smartly. Most recently, in June, SSE Airtricity announced that their prices would rise. Read more →
What unites Warren Buffett, Apple and the financially distressed generation of the Millennials? In one word: cash and preferences for safe haven assets.
Recently, we saw the sterling plunge against the euro and dollar amidst fears that a hard Brexit might impact volatile currency markets harshly. The 90 pence psychological level was broken and at the close of the European markets that week, it hovered at 89.90p.
You want your children to have the best education possible, yet school and college expenses can be costly.
There are many apps which promise to help people get a better – and longer – sleep each night. A recent study of 1,000 adults in Ireland found one-third of adults are getting by on less than six hours sleep each night. The World Health Organisation recommends sleeping between seven and nine hours each night. And sleep deprivation is not a problem confined to adults. Recently, a Sleep Programme – funded by the National Youth Council of Ireland – was launched in Arklow, Co Wicklow aimed at helping young people improve their sleep habits.
We all know how important it is to make a good impression when we go for a job interview… but did you know that it is equally as important to leave a lasting impression when you resign?
Have you been offered a new job? That means that you have to resign from your current job. This can be an emotional issue for you and your employer alike. How can you leave the job while keeping the door open for good future references? Here’s how:
In our latest Business Briefs roundup, we look at the benefits of closer integration, the threat of Brexit, optimistic trade outlooks and more.
If the government has it’s way, almost all Irish workers will be enrolled in a pension scheme as of 2022. This is one of the many pension reforms that are planned and promises to be the most revolutionary in many generations. Read more →
These days, it seems as though there’s a new whistleblowing scandal in well-known Irish companies every day. It is something that affects every senior manager in every Irish company.
