Industrial Relations

The Congress Private Sector Committee has published Pay Bargaining Guidance for Unions in the Private Sector for 2023. The Committee has taken note of the various forecasts of the likely rate of inflation and core inflation in the coming year and has recommended the unions seek to secure, where...

Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy said 'the decision by Twitter, given its recent takeover to restructure and lay off some staff in Dublin, is not in itself unusual. But what is appalling is the manner and approach the company has taken. The social media platform has become incredibly successful...

At today’s Irish Congress of Trade Unions Executive committee meeting, Owen Reidy, the outgoing Assistant General Secretary was ratified as the new General Secretary of the Congress following Patricia King, after she stepped down from the post this month. Mr.Reidy, a father of 2 and a native of...

The Government has published the report of the High-Level Group on Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations. The Group was established last year by the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) in advance of a new EU directive requiring each member state to take action to widely expand (up to 80%)...

Launch of “Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Guidance for unions on closing the gender pay gap and bringing the issue into collective bargaining” Speaking at the launch of the guide this morning at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and...

Congress notes the Government approval today for publication of the Work-Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022, which will introduce a range of measures required to transpose the EU Work-Life Balance Directive to improve family-friendly work practices and support women in the workforce...