Industrial Relations

Any ambiguity on the legality of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive has been put beyond doubt, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said today (11 November), following a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling. In its ruling announced today, the Court upheld in full all articles...

Responding to the publication of the Government’s Action Plan on Collective Bargaining, General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Owen Reidy said: “We know that collective bargaining means better jobs, higher pay, and increased productivity. The Government’s recognition that...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions today welcomed the new Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025, proposed by George Lawlor TD. The bill seeks to strengthen the system of Joint Labour Committees (JLC) by allowing the Labour Court to appoint a representative where an...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has today (May 15th) met with Opposition parties to discuss concerns about the Government's continued erosion of workers' rights. The cross-party meeting saw a senior team of union leaders, led by Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy, meet with Sinn Féin leader...

Responding to the announcement of 20% tariffs on all EU goods entering the US, Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary, Owen Reidy said: “These tariffs are incredibly severe and clearly unwarranted, but unsurprising as they have been well flagged by the Trump administration. “What is clear...

Ireland's minimum wage turns 25 this year. When the National Minimum Wage Act came into force on 1 April 2000 it set the lowest rate of hourly pay all employers can legally pay their employees, and kick-started a debate on its implications that still rumbles on to the present day. As part of our...

There is overwhelming public support for protections to address the risks and maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence in our workplaces, a new EU opinion poll shows. A European Commission survey of over 1,000 people in Ireland (26,400 across the EU27) about their attitudes to the use of...