by | Sep 4, 2024 | Campaigns, Latest News
Workers want to unionise and be protected from employer retaliation. This is the message that the Respect at Work campaign is delivering to politicians and policy makers across the country in recent months. TDs and MEPs in the Government and opposition parties are on...
by | Sep 2, 2024 | Health, SIPTU Bulletin
HR Circular 018 2024 Arrangements for Occupational Supplementary Pensions (OSP) HR Circular 019 2024 Department of Social Protection Changes to Illness Benefit and Injury Benefit HR Circular 020 2024 Extension of ERB Recommendation 45 to Certain Nursing Midwifery...
by | Sep 2, 2024 | Health, SIPTU Bulletin
Before the Health Care Assistant (HCA) grade was introduced in 2001, those performing patient care duties in Ireland were known by various titles, such as nurse’s aide or auxiliary nurse. Regardless of the title, these workers have always been essential in providing...
by | Sep 2, 2024 | Health, SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU has continued to engage with health service employers, under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), on issues regarding staffing in our mental health services. A further meeting took place at the WRC on 21st August in a bid to make progress on...
by | Sep 2, 2024 | Health, SIPTU Bulletin
Members within the Section 38 disability providers have raised the fact that some of these employers have stated they will not be applying the Article 109 injury grant due to not receiving the funding to do so. In turn, this was raised by SIPTU at the national level...
