The Government recently launched the Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme. The Department of Social Protection will administer the scheme. The Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme was introduced to support job creation, and counter the drift of people into long-term unemployment and welfare dependency by exempting employers from liability to pay their share of PRSI contributions – 8.5% or 10.75% of gross pay for 12 months. This scheme is open to an employer who creates a new and additional job in 2010 which meets the scheme criteria. If you created a job in 2010 before the scheme was launched in June 2010, you may benefit from an employer’s PRSI exemption for this job for 12 months from the date you are approved for the scheme.

For further information you can call the Department of Social Protection on 1890 927 999