Workplace Rights

New legislation agreed by the Cabinet will allow, but not compel, a worker to remain in their job until age 66 in line with the qualifying age for the State pension. General Secretary Owen Reidy has welcomed the move to restrict the use of mandatory retirement ages by employers. “The Irish Congress...

Congress, along with the Government, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), Ibec, and the CIF will collectively mark Workers’ Memorial Day Ireland on April 29th at the national and annual commemorative event to remember people who died, were injured, made ill and bereaved through work-related...

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...

ICTU gave its backing to a big demonstration in Dublin on Saturday, March 2nd celebrating diversity and showing that discrimination and racism have no place in Ireland. General Secretary Owen Reidy, described the ‘Ireland For All’ demonstration as 'a necessary stand against racism, which has emerged...

Following a constructive engagement with Minister Roderic O’Gorman, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Executive Council agreed to support a YES YES vote in the upcoming referenda. On the vote to extend protections for the family to a wider definition beyond marital families, to those in other...

ICTU Industrial Officer, Liam Berney and Dr.Laura Bambrick, Social Policy Officer Opening Statement to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Heads of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023 (February 20 2024) Chair, Deputies, Senators 1. On behalf of the Irish...

Thirty years since the introduction of the May Day Bank Holiday, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has today (14.02.24) announced Ireland’s first Trade Union Week, which will take place between 29th April and 6th May 2024. ICTU said the week of coordinated events in workplaces and local...

On the third anniversary of the coup in Myanmar, Congress has written to Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney T.D. seeking support from the Government to ensure implementation of the Commission of Inquiry established in accordance with article 26 of the ILO Constitution...