Tánaiste Simon Harris will be delivering a Breakfast Briefing to Wicklow’s business community in Greystones on Friday about local and national issues facing Irish businesses.
The free event, at The GRID in Greystones at 9am on Friday, is organised by Wicklow’s business networking group, East Wicklow Business Network (EWBN) and Local Enterprise Office Wicklow.
The Tánaiste will also outline the details of various Government efforts to support the growth of Irish businesses and create jobs.
Feargal McKenna, co-founder of Pensions Awareness Week, which takes place from September 29th to October 3rd, and Head of Corporate at Moneycube.ie, will also be speaking at the event.
With the Government’s auto-enrolment pension scheme due to come into force on January 1st, 2026, he will explain the impact of auto-enrolment and how businesses should prepare themselves and their employees, or what they can do as an alternative if they act now.
The gathering will also be addressed by incoming EWBN chairperson Louise Gaskin and Vibeke Delahunt of Local Enterprise Office Wicklow.
Feargal McKenna, co-founder of Pensions Awareness Week and Head of Corporate at Moneycube.ie, says:
“Assuming there aren’t further delays, auto-enrolment is due to come into effect in less than three months’ time resulting in a drop in net pay for 800,000 employees and an unavoidable payroll cost for businesses. While the payroll cost is unavoidable, businesses have limited time to put alternative arrangements in place that would eliminate the drop in net pay. The key is preparation – it is essential that Irish businesses take steps to understand exactly how auto-enrolment will affect their employees, identify who is in scope, and consider if the available alternatives to auto-enrolment would deliver better outcomes for both the business and its employees.”
Only a few tickets are remaining. To book, register on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/business-breakfast-briefing-tanaiste-simon-harris-tickets-1666306841619?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl