Employee Retention Grant Scheme available to assist disabled employees remain at work
Employee Retention Grant Scheme
The Employee Retention Grant scheme, administered by the Department of Social Protection since January 2012 is open to all employers in the private sector.
The Scheme was introduced to encourage employers to keep on existing employees who get sick or injured or develop a disability whether occupational or not. It is intended to assist the employees in their ability to carry out their normal duties in the workplace.
A grant introduced to assist employer re-train eligible employees is available to all companies in the private sector so that they can undertake alternative duties or continue to engage in their existing duties with the assistance of some modifications.
The Employee Retention grant involves two stages as follows:
Stage 1 – Development of the Retention Strategy
Up to 90% of the costs of developing a strategy can be funded up to a maximum of €2,500 per employee in Stage 1.
Stage 2 – Implementation of the Retention Strategy
During this second stage, funding up to 90% of eligible programme costs is available subject to a maximum of €12,500 for each applicant.
For More On Employee Retention Grant Scheme Read:
Paycheck Plus, Your Award Winning Payroll Service
With more than 30 award wins already Paycheck Plus are the most decorated payroll company in Ireland. We provide comprehensive, ISO accredited payroll services to organisations off all sizes. Our multi-award-winning global payroll team specialise in all aspects of payroll, including payroll consultancy, payroll audits, payroll reporting, payroll training and much more.
To ensure payroll accuracy or for more information on our payroll services simply request a quote or call our Irish office on +353 (0) 1 905 9400.
Mercedes holds a Certificate in Payroll Techniques from the Irish Payroll Association as well as an honours business degree. She joined the Paycheck Plus graduate programme in 2022 and has been working in outsourced payroll ever since. She is currently working towards adding to her payroll qualifications and progressing her career as a outsourced payroll provider.