A day before the new Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) begins, Revenue has confirmed that certain directors will be entitled to claim the payment.
It follows a decision by the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe on Friday. In order to be entitled to the subsidy, the employer to which the director is connected must meet the eligibility criteria for the EWSS.
The director concerned must be on the payroll of the employer and must have been paid wages that were reported to Revenue through payroll between July 1 last year and June 30 this year.
However, the EWSS will only be payable in respect of one eligible company if a director is on the board of more than one firm.