Thousands of small businesses at risk as regulatory environment becomes increasingly muddy

Last month, the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act was signed into law, with more new legislation for Irish businesses to follow, such as the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill and revisions to the EU’s Packaging and Packing Waste Directive. It’s only reasonable that we question how prepared small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are for these new laws, and if they will be able to keep up with larger businesses.