Construction workers transferred to UK win WRC case for increased redundancy pay

by | Jan 30, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

Workers temporarily transferred to the UK by the construction company, Roadbridge, who lost their jobs when the business went into receivership last year, have won a significant increase in their redundancy payments at the Workplace Relations...

SIPTU criticises Galway University Hospital’s failure to fully utilise Health Care Assistants

by | Jan 30, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU representatives have criticised the management of Galway University Hospital for its failure to fully utilise Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the provision of direct patient care in its temporary emergency department during a period of intense pressure in the...

SIPTU members laid off by Nuremore Hotel in Carrickmacross demand payment of wages

by | Jan 27, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU members employed at the Nuremore Hotel in Carrickmacross, county Monaghan, who have been placed on lay off since the 1st January, are demanding the payment of their outstanding wages and clarification on the future of their workplace. SIPTU...

SIPTU says investment in fire service and housing defect redress key to home safety

by | Jan 26, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU representatives have called for an increase in funding for the fire emergency service in conjunction with the €2.5 billion which is to be spent on addressing defects in houses in order to increase home safety. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Brendan...

SIPTU seeks urgent meeting with Minister and HSE on safe staffing levels in CAMHS

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU representatives have written today (Tuesday, 24th January) to the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, and the management of the HSE requesting an urgent meeting to discuss safe staffing levels in Child and...

SIPTU says reduction in Navan A&E capacity endangers Tara Mines workforce

by | Jan 23, 2023 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2023

SIPTU Deputy General Secretary, Gerry McCormack, told a large crowd at a protest over the overcrowding in the Accident and Emergency Department of Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, county Meath, on Saturday, 21st January, that any...