There has been widespread criticism among small business owners to changes from the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to the new Employment Wage Subsidy scheme (EWSS), with one small business owner describing it as "kicking us when we're down".
Business owners say many are facing the prospect of having to work without pay come September as 'proprietary directors' are excluded from the scheme.
When his business closed temporarily due to Covid-19, Karl Purdy, owner of Coffeeangel, adapted by delivering bags of coffee to people's homes.
He has since reopened his coffee chain in Dublin. However, he has said that the change from the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to this new Employment Wage Subsidy scheme (EWSS) "just makes it more difficult to