Employment and Social Cohesion

Motion no
21
Biennial Delegate Conference 2013
Noting that the scale of unemployment is at a level which involves excessive human suffering, and is otherwise a threat to social cohesion, Conference calls on Government to respond positively to our proposals for investment in both economies on the island in...
Adopted

Freelance Workers

Motion no
20
Biennial Delegate Conference 2013
This Biennial Delegate Conference notes with concern the lack of progress in securing the right to collective trade union representation for freelance and economically dependent workers. Towards 2016, Review and Transitional Agreement, contained a specific...
Adopted

Trade Union Commission

Motion no
9
Biennial Delegate Conference 2013
Congress endorses the proposal submitted by the Executive Council, based on the work of the Trade Union Commission, for achieving a revitalised and restructured trade union movement. The Executive Council is hereby directed to implement this proposal...
Adopted
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Victimised for helping a workplace colleague?


What would you do if you were victimised for helping a workplace colleague who used equality legislation to seek protection against being sacked because she was pregnant. Find out here in a piece by SIPTU's Tom O'Driscoll in the March Liberty Newspaper. Congress guide to taking a case to the...
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Parental leave Directive Transposed


The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., today (8 March 2013) signed regulations extending parental leave from 14 weeks to 18 weeks. The changes give effect to EU Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 which implements a revised Framework Agreement on parental...

Congress and TENI Gender Identity in the Workplace Guide

This guide is presented in partnershiop with TENI (Transgender Equality Network Ireland) Congress and Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) haveproduced this Introductory Guide to promote equality and to help foster understanding of gender identity and transgender experiences in the workplace.

Broad Based Workers’ Campaign

Motion no
32
Biennial Delegate Conference 2011
This conference Recognises the limitations of industrial actions and mass protest in a climate of debt induced fear among workers and the increasing tendency of Irish Governments and media to ridicule public protest in the interest of dividing workers...
Adopted
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