SIPTU member secures €40,000 award from PepsiCo for being forced to retire

by | Feb 22, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

The SIPTU Workers Rights Centre (WRC) has secured an order for a €40,000 award for a SIPTU member who was dismissed due to his age by multi-national company PepsiCo at its plant in Little Island, county Cork. SIPTU WRC Advocate, Andrea...

SIPTU condemns attempt by Tesco Ireland to outsource security staff roles

by | Feb 14, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU representatives have condemned an attempt by the management of Tesco Ireland to outsource almost 100 security worker roles at the supermarket chain and have called on the company to engage in negotiations concerning any proposed changes. SIPTU Sector...

SIPTU calls for more investment to support increase in local authority apprenticeships

by | Feb 1, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU members have welcomed the commitment from the Department of Further & Higher Education to significantly increase the number of apprentices in local authorities. SIPTU Education Sector Organiser, Karl Byrne said: “We are currently engaging with...

SIPTU calls for meeting with ILCU management over pension scheme concerns

by | Jan 28, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU representatives have called for an urgent meeting with the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) concerning media reports of a €78 million deficit in its Defined Benefit Pension (ROI) scheme. The reports suggest that recommendations to address the...

SIPTU cleaners employed by private contractors welcome reward commitment

by | Jan 21, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU members employed as cleaners by private contractors in public hospitals have welcomed the commitment by Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, to reward their work on the frontline against Covid-19. Mr Varadkar said that the €1000 Covid bonus would be...

SIPTU members call for urgent recommencement of Security ERO process

by | Jan 21, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022

SIPTU members have called for the urgent recommencement of the process to establish an Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the security industry, a sector in which most workers have not received a pay rise in nearly three years. SIPTU Contract Services Sector...