Industrial Relations

At an ICTU seminar on the future of collective bargaining for senior trade union officials in Dublin today (Thursday), our general secretary Owen Reid said: “The full and proper transposition of the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive is the number one priority for the Irish trade union movement and...

New deal will see full and final unwinding of 2009 FEMPI legislation and provides for unions to negotiate up to an additional 3% of pay costs via local bargaining. The Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has ratified the new public service pay agreement following its...

About 200 trade union women from across the island mark international women's day with a standing ovation for the Palestine Ambassador, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid. The conference enthusiastically adopted a motion sending a message of Peace and Courage to women everywhere and a special message of...

Workers’ work-life balance rights have been strengthened, after Minister Coveney brought in a Code of Practice on making and managing requests for flexible-work and remote-work. The Code, developed by the WRC and social partners, guides employers, employees and their representatives through the...

Today's decision by the Industrial Court in Northern Ireland is a significant one and vindicates the FSU organising campaign with this category of staff in AIB in Northern Ireland. Welcoming today’s decision Owen Reidy General Secretary stated, “this is the correct decision, the workers concerned...