Department of Social Protection provides information to employers about their range of supports and services which are provided at no cost to companies.

Government Skills Initiatives

• Skills to Work - taking on an intern / a student on work placement / potential employee on work placement / government incentives to hire a new employee / sending an employee on training course

Recruitment & Employment Schemes

• Jobs Ireland Recruitment Service
• European Recruitment Services (EURES)
• JobBridge - The National Internship Scheme
• Work Placement Programme

Grants & Assistance Schemes

• JobsPlus
• Part Time Job Incentive Scheme
• Family Income Supplement (FIS)

Workplace Support Schemes

• Skillnets - Subsidised Staff Training
• EmployAbility Service
• Disability Awareness Support Scheme
• Wage Subsidy Scheme
• Reasonable Accommodation Fund for the Employment of People with Disabilities, comprising of: Employee Retention Grant Scheme; Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant; Personal Reader Grant; Job Interviewer Interpreter Grant.

A Guide to PRSI

• Information on PRSI and your responsibilities as an employer

Redundancy and Insolvency

• Redundancy Payments, Redundancy Calculator, Insolvency Payments