NO JOBS ON A DEAD PLANET (UPDATED)
David Joyce looks at the COP21 Summit in Paris and the implications for workers. This blog has been updated in light of the deal reached in Paris and the response from international trade union federations (see below) Following the passage of motions ( 44 & 45) at our Biennial Delegate Conference in...
Congress welcomes amendment to Section 37.1
Congress is pleased that its long held demand for amendment or deletion of Section 37.1 of the Employment Equality Act has finally happened as part of the the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013. This will make it illegal for religious run schools to discriminate against LGBT teachers on...
THE REAL COST OF BOGUS SELF EMPLOYMENT
Fergus Whelan asks who gains and who loses from this growing practice You could do a lot with €640 million. At a very minimum, you'd imagine a sum of this magnitude would ensure our housing crisis was a thing of the past. Or that the shocking sight of senior citizens being forced to endure days and...
WE ARE IRISH LIFE!
Michael Taft of UNITE the union on why Irish Life staff have been forced into a dispute with their employer Today, November 19 marks the third in a series of stoppages being undertaken by hundreds of Irish Life workers against their employer. At stake are three inter-related issues: the company's...
Paternity Leave on the way
A new Paternity Benefit is being introduced next year whereby fathers will, for the first time, have the option of applying for 2 weeks" leave in respect of births from September 2016. This will be paid at €230 per week, based on the same PRSI contributions as required for Maternity Benefit. The...
THE HIGH COST OF LOW HOURS WORK
Congress General Secretary Patricia King on the damage done by low hours work practices Almost as soon as key details from the new study on low hours work found their way onto the front page of the Irish Times, employer and business interests were busy claiming vindication. No problem with zero hour...
