Coronavirus / COVID-19 Information for Business
County Wexford Chamber supporting its members during Covid19 Emergency
The Government is taking measures to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. Please find below a series of key resources for Business from Government Departments and Public Bodies to refer with the necessary precautions for businesses and employees.
Resources from the HSE & the Department of Health
- HSE Coronavirus / COVID-19 Dedicated Page
- HSE Page with guidance on what you should do if you are returning from an area affected by Coronavirus
- COVID-19 Public Information poster (English)
- COVID-19 Public Information poster (Irish)
- HSE Guidance to organisers and attendees of mass gatherings
- Coronavirus / COVID-19 FAQs Document
- An update on Coronavirus / COVID-19 shared Friday 6 March 2020, from Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health
Resources for Businesses
Sourcing additional people amidst Staff Shortages: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has advised that businesses can contact the following email with details of their requirements and a response can be activated centrally via Intreo offices and case officers undertaking matching against existing job seekers:
- COVID-19 Jobseekers Emergency Payments Guide *NEW*
- ‘My Coronavirus Toolkit’ from Peninsula *NEW*
- COVID-19 FAQs for Business and Retail Sector from the HSE *NEW*
- Revenue Announcement of SMEs Supports for cash-flow difficulties from COVID-19 / Coronavirus *NEW*
- Short-Time Work Support booklet from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection *NEW*
- Coronavirus / COVID-19 Business Supports from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information for Employers and Employees from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection published 12 March 2020
- Irish Government Update on the next phase of Ireland’s Covid-19 response from 9 March 2020
- Coronavirus / COVID-19 Business Continuity Planning Checklist from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation from February 2020
- Citizens Information Briefings on Employers’ Obligations (in context of Coronavirus / COVID-19)
- Citizens Information Briefings on Employees’ Rights and Entitlements (in context of Coronavirus / COVID-19)
- Information on the Short Time Work Support Scheme, a scheme suited to benefit employees whose hours of work have been reduced from the impact of Coronavirus / COVID-19
Resources from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- The DFA’s Travel Advice Page – Coronavirus Travel Alerts are currently in place for countries including China, Italy and Spain
Please refer back to the HSE’s dedicated page on Coronavirus for further updates. You can also follow the HSE on Twitter
DEASP – Short time Work Support Booklet March 2020
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COVID-19 – Client Advisory Leaflet 04 03 2020
Government agrees next response 9.3.2020
Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team 10.3.2020