Industrial Relations

Unions say Government must significantly improve offer at pay talks

Union negotiators said they would engage positively in Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) talks on public service pay on Monday (29th August). But they added that a significant improvement in the Government’s pay proposal was needed to prevent industrial action ballots from going ahead next month...

Ballots to commence after unions back public service pay campaign

Unions are to ramp up preparations for industrial action ballots after ICTU’s Public Services Committee (PSC) today (Wednesday) agreed to mount a coordinated union campaign on public service pay. The PSC is made up of unions representing over 90% of Ireland’s public servants. Speaking after the PSC...

Tips law will put money into the pockets of hospitality workers

Several years of campaigning by trade unions have paid off for workers in the hospitality sector as from now on tips and gratuities will go directly into their pockets. The Payment of Wages (Tips & Gratuities) Act 2022, was signed into law by the President, Mr. Michael D. Higgins. Clem Shevlin...

Public service pay campaign to include industrial action ballots

Public service union negotiators have today (Friday) recommended a coordinated union campaign on public service pay, supported by industrial action ballots, to address the impact of soaring inflation on low and middle earners. They also said they were no longer prepared to discuss an extension of...

Unions say public service pay offer “not credible” as low and middle earners struggle

A meeting of I CTU’s Public Services Committee (PSC) has backed the union negotiators’ view that the Government’s recent pay offer could not credibly be put to ballot while low and middle-income workers struggle with soaring prices, and that an improved offer was needed to make further talks on...

No compulsory transfers of staff to Irish Water

Unions win strong protections for workers when Irish Water takes control of water services. There will be no compulsory transfer of local authority staff to Irish Water when it becomes the single national water authority next year. This protection has been underpinned in a new ‘Framework for Future...

Public service pay talks: Government offer fell well short of inflation

Public service pay talks ended without agreement in the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this morning (Friday) after Government proposals fell far short of 2021 inflation and projected 2022 cost-of-living increases. The talks were convened after the ICTU Public Services Committee invoked a...

CEPOW poster

20 May, 2022

Workplace poster for Climate and Employment Proof our workplace Day 22 June 2022

Letter to Tanaiste re Sick Leave Bill April 2022

07 Apr, 2022

Letter from Patricia King, General Secretary to An Tanaiste regarding the Sick Leave Bill (April 2022)

Dr Laura Bambrick's eulogy to the PUP

The last payment of the PUP will be paid today (March 29 2022) as the emergency support comes to an end, almost two years to the day after it was introduced. The remaining 45,000 recipients will transfer over to the ordinary jobseeker’s benefit. The PUP was one of three income supports introduced in...

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