Workplace Rights

Responding to the passing of the Work-Life Balance Bill by both Houses of the Oireachtas, Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Owen Reidy said: “This important legislation delivers a suite of measures to make it easier for workers to combine their professional and personal lives....

It comes as little surprise to the Irish trade union movement that the state and government find itself in breach of a range of labour rights in particular the right to organise, to collective bargaining, and the disproportionate deductions for young workers when it comes to the implementation of...

Congress welcomes todays publication of Ireland’s National Action Plan Against Racism 2023-2027 and the €1 million in funding to be made available for Anti-Racism initiatives. Congress General Secretary, Owen Reidy, commended the work of the independent Anti-Racism Committee who drafted the plan and...

Speaking ahead of the publication of an ICTU policy position paper on pay-related welfare benefits for workers, Irish Congress of Trade Unions president Kevin Callinan said: “Income protection for workers is exceptionally weak in Ireland compared to the rest of the EU. “Despite workers paying pay...

ICTU has said that there is no logical case for the retention of the 9% ‘temporary’ reduction in VAT for the hospitality industry as suggested in a report by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation today. Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy said, “Like all businesses, the hospitality sector...