Government measures announced in the new Economic Recovery Plan and vaccines will help Laois employers and households come through the pandemic, according to th.
Here s how the government says it will get people get back to work
A rake of supports to help people get back to work after the pandemic was announced today. By Emer Moreau Tuesday 1 Jun 2021, 4:45 PM 1 hour ago 5,218 Views 6 Comments
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS announced a rake of measures aimed at getting people back to work, after a year of widespread job losses caused by the pandemic.
Unemployment in the first quarter of 2021 was 25%, and while businesses are reopening after months of lockdown, many people are still out of work.
The Economic and Social Research Institute has said that it does not expect the unemployment rate to go back to pre-pandemic rates until late 2023 at the earliest.