Business Support

The 2025 National Minimum Wage Increase

As of 1 January 2025, the minimum wage has undergone an increase of 80 cent, from €12.70 to €13.50. This blog tell you everything you need to know as a business owner.

AI in the Workplace: Peninsula Group Global Survey 2024

Peninsula recently completed a survey of how client businesses are engaging with AI. The results have been interesting and will hopefully provide employers in Ireland with better insight into how companies are currently interacting with AI. The following information may help inform how you use AI as part of your future business model. 356 clients participated in the survey and response figures are based on actual business numbers and not percentage.  

AI in the Workplace - Survey 2024 Results and what they reveal!

Peninsula recently completed a survey of how client businesses are engaging with AI. The results have been interesting and will hopefully provide employers in Ireland with better insight into how companies are interacting with AI. The following information may inform how you use AI as part of your future business model. 356 clients participated in the survey and response figures are based on actual business numbers and not percentage.

How will the schools closure impact Irish employers?

The Government has confirmed that schools will not reopen on Monday, January 11th as part of policy to reduce the rising COVID-19 case numbers. While some special education facilities will remain open, the overall goal is to reduce the mobility of the population. This means most schoolchildren will be confined to remote education from home.

Employees to have right to request remote work before end of 2021

The Government has launched ‘Making Remote Work’, the country’s new National Remote Work Strategy. The stated objective of the strategy is to ensure that remote working is a permanent feature in the Irish workplace in a way that maximises economic, social, and environmental benefits.

The high price of a mishandled redundancy

After a very difficult year for the business sector, many employers are likely to face tough decisions around staff numbers this year. With lots of businesses suffering steep drops in revenue during the crisis, many are likely to be facing genuine redundancy situations.

ROI Employer Confidence Index 2025 Survey

Peninsula Group has conducted an annual survey of 79,000 businesses across Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK, to understand business sentiment and identify the latest trends.

Are you worried about staff using ChatGPT to complete their work? You’re not alone.

The time to get back to work has finally arrived, giving you the chance to welcome employees and customers back to your workplace and return to what you do best.

Employers have a statutory duty to ensure the safety and health of their employees while they’re at work.

In the 21st century workplace, a lot of employees use a computer. If your staff are sitting at a computer to complete some or all of their duties, you’ll need to carry out a display screen equipment risk assessment.

When it comes to hiring a successful job candidate, you’ll need to send the individual confirmation of their success.