Economy

Government will today (Tuesday) table an amendment to social welfare legislation that will increase the point at which an employer has to pay a full social insurance contribution on their employee’s wage. Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Owen Reidy said: "Government’s amendment to...

General Secretary Owen Reidy said the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and its affiliated trade unions very much welcome the unanimous recommendation of the Low Pay Commission to abolish sub-minimum wage rates for all young workers."This is an issue trade unions have been campaigning on for many years...

Ahead of the commencement of the Dáil debate on a new Pay-Related Jobseeker’s Benefit (Thursday 30th), the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling on Government not to undermine its own efforts to improve income security for workers. Unions welcome the move to pay-related social welfare payments...

Full poll results here: https://www.ictu.ie/publications/ireland-thinks-poll-may-2024 A new poll from Ireland Thinks has found that 88% of voters favour government prioritising the delivery of homes that are affordable for all, while 90% believe local authorities and the State must play a far...

At their monthly meeting, and ahead of a Dáil discussion on the latest business supports package (today, May 23), the Executive Council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions roundly condemned the three-party coalition cabinet for approving a series of anti-worker measures which they say cannot be...

The new Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke needs to ensure that the labour market works for workers too. In the last few months, we have heard the cries from the business lobby that the costs of doing business have become prohibitive and that the modest and necessary labour...

As Minister Harris becomes Taoiseach Harris this week, he will have many demands ringing in his ears. Since January we have had various business groups out on the airwaves lamenting the cost of doing business in Ireland, criticising the government for their modest but necessary labour market reforms...