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Established in 1993, this EURES partnership facilitates cross-border commuting for work in Ireland/Northern Ireland. Get info on job opportunities, taxation, and more. Seven organizations involved aim to promote recruitment, address skill gaps, and offer services like job fairs and seminars.
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EURES Cross Border Partnership Established in 1993 - to facilitate the free movement of people who wish to commute daily or weekly across the Ireland/Northern Ireland border in order to work. To provide information to workers and jobseekers on employment related issues e.g. employment opportunities, taxation and social security on both sides of the border. To assist employers by providing them with access to a larger pool of labour. Advice is also provided to employers on a range of cross-border recruitment issues.
Who is involved? Who are the Partners? There are seven organisations, from both sides of the border, represented on the Partnership. These are (in alphabetical order):- Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) Department of Social Protection (DSP) Dundalk Chamber of Commerce Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation (IBEC) Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Londonderry Chamber of Commerce
Priorities • Promote the recruitment of people from the Live Register • Address skills mismatches and employment bottlenecks • Provide information and recruitment service for workers and jobseekers
How can we help you?Activities • A series of 3 Job Fairs in the Border region • Seminars http://www.europeanjobdays.eu/en/events/ieni-european-online-job-day • Employer Speed Networking events • Cross Border Tax Breakfast • Website wwww.eurescrossborder.eu • Advisers available to assist • Information packs on Mobility and Redundancy
Your EURES Contacts in the North East • Brenda McGeeney – Dundalk Chamber of Commerce Brenda@Dundalk.ie - 042-9336343 • Stephen Hanna – Employer Engagement Unit, Department of Social Protection, Dundalk Stephen.Hanna@welfare.ie 042-9392675