Sick pay proposal will cost jobs
In the midst of a jobs crisis, the government should not do anything to add further unwarranted burdens to the costs of doing business here.
In the midst of a jobs crisis, the government should not do anything to add further unwarranted burdens to the costs of doing business here - particularly the cost of employing people. For this reason, the proposals to increase the cost of employment by making companies bear a higher share of employees' sick pay should be abandoned.
Businesses here already pay employers' PRSI at 10.75 per cent - indeed, they are now liable ...
