I'm sure you can do your own research on that one. My point isn't about whether they are good or bad. My point is about the reaction that partnering with Gript gets from 'the baying mob'. Portraying ISME as an organisation that is concerned about 'the baying mob' is a bit of a stretch.
Of course it was- how would the internal fiscal decisions of a private company be in any way relevant here.
Because it shows that most such decisions, around rewarding or remunerating staff, are done with 'other people's money', whether public or private.
Populist opinion is quite base and doesn't tend to get caught up with ideology so ISME's affiliations are irrelevant.
This isn't a semantics discussion, despite it being convenient for some to try to detract from the point.
75% of businesses are family owned. they employ around 50% of the workforce and 50% of the countries GDP (so more than 60% of it's GNI*). Therefore it is false to suggest that "most such decisions, around rewarding or remunerating staff, are done with 'other people's money'".
You're right, it's not about semantics, it is about the Government making a modest payment to a group of workers who went through an exceptionally challenging period, many of whom worked above and beyond their role, their hours to actually keep people alive, putting their own health and welfare on the line in doing so. Most of these workers are modestly paid, they'll never get stock options or a Christmas bonus, they'll never even get a Christmas party unless they pay for it themselves.
They'll probably have more than enough time to get it out of their system while they are waiting to be seen in the ED.
Most of them are well paid. I don't begrudge them that, but nursing and medical employees are relatively well paid. They earn it, no argument there from me, but they are, on average, well paid.
You mean the government saddling us with even more debt
Certainly not the case for all of them, on the contrary.
And many who exploited it to the enth degree
They're paid for those hours
That's part of the job they're paid to do
Most are well paid.
Defending the indefensible and attempting to deflect attention from the point says much more about the unionised apologists than those stating the obvious and their observations.
The cost of a holiday will purely coincidentally increase by €1000 and be labelled something like a covid premium/inflationary increase
We had people out with Covid, close contacts, kids at home etc over the last two years and we make medical equipment and were very busy so the last thing we were in a position to do was give people extra days off.
excellent, so they'll have more money to spend, drive up demand in shops and hospitallity and increased VAT
We are heading into a higher inflation period. Not a bad thing considering the amount of global debt but our state spending policies need to be recalibrated to take that into account.
Couldn't agree more , happy to clarify that the bonus is tax free.