EURES Cross Border Tax Breakfast 23 September

The Londonderry Chamber of Commerce in partnership with EURES Cross Border Partnership will host a breakfast seminar on tax and social security implications for cross-border workers and employers.

This seminar serves as an introduction to the free services offered by EURES to help establish and strengthen networks between EURES advisers and employers.

This seminar will also provide cross border workers and employers with information on social security and tax issues such as redundancy payments, pension lump sums, tax relief on pension contributions, tax requirements for cross border workers, social insurance benefits and pensions ina cross-border situation.

EURES Objectives and Approach

To offer through EURES and partner organisations, client services to actual and potential frontier workers by providing information and advice on job vacancies and job applications as well as on living and working conditions and other relevant information related to the labour market in the cross-border region, such as security, taxation and labour law.

To provide information and advice to employers on recruiting workers from bordering member states, on how to tap on the potential skills pool in the cross-border region, on how to draft and advertise job vacancies and job applications forthe cross-border labour market and on how to develop a welcoming culture and integration policy for workers from the cross-border region.

This free event is open to all cross border workers and employers.

Funded by EURES Cross Border Partnership

“This event has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further information please consult: http://ec.europa.eu/social/easi

Speaker bios:

Paul Clancy, CEOLondonderry Chamber of Commerce and EURES Adviser

Paul Clancy qualified as an Electrical Engineer BSc Elec Hons from Trinity College Dublin and has Diplomas in both Manufacturing and Human Resource Management with the Irish Management Institute (IMI).

He has held a number of senior management roles withing the Agri, Food, Drinks and Manufacturing Industries within Ireland, UK and Scandinavia.

Paul has held Sales Director, Marketing and Managing Director roles and most recently was the MD of Baxi Ireland (Part of BDR Thermea).

As CEO of the Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, Paul is looking forward to leading this organisation through what aresome very challenging times.

Orla Rafferty, Orla Rafferty Consulting

Orla Rafferty, from Orla Rafferty Consulting, providesbespoke consulting and coaching services, tailored to meet business, sector, and individual needs.

Orla Rafferty is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and over 24 years HR Management experience having worked across multiple industries and sectors. In 2013, she set up her own consulting business.

Her specialisms include HR, business strategy, leadership, motivating self and others,employee relations, workplace conflict, employee

investigations and mediation. Over the years she has gained working knowledge and experience  of employee relations within US, Poland, UK and Ireland. She has vast experience in company restructuring, change management and dealing with challenging situations and times.

Rose Tierney, Tierney Tax Consultancy

Rose Tierney is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser qualified to practice in both the UK and Ireland. After many years in practice in London and Dublin she set up Tierney Tax Consultancy. Havingadvised businesses from large multinationals to sole trader start-ups Rose now uses that wealth of experience in assisting individuals and businesses on tax matters arising in both jurisdictions.

Tierney Tax Consultancy also operates as an independent tax adviser for professional accountancyand legal firms enhancing the services that they can provide to their ownclients.