by | Dec 6, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022
Irish woman and former Irish Congress of Trade Unions official, Esther Lynch has been elected General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). ICTU General Secretary, Owen Reidy, has warmly congratulated Esther Lynch following the...
by | Dec 5, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022
A recent government announcement that 1,000 General Employment permits will be made available for home care workers from January 2023 will not address the core issues of recruitment and retention of carers in the home care sector, according to SIPTU...
by | Dec 1, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has welcomed new laws governing the practice of tipping to hospitality workers that have come into force today. Under the Payment of Wages Act employees now have a legal entitlement to receive tips and gratuities paid in electronic...
by | Nov 28, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022
SIPTU members have today (Monday, 28th November) served notice of strike action at Zenith Energy Bantry Bay Terminals Limited, located on Whiddy Island, county Cork, to commence on Tuesday, 13th December, in a dispute concerning...
by | Nov 24, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022
SIPTU members employed as bus drivers with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann handed in a letter at the offices of the National Transport Authority (NTA) in Dublin, today (Thursday, 24th November), calling for an urgent meeting to discuss...
by | Nov 23, 2022 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2022
A SIPTU member secured an award of more than €40,000 at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) following his unfair dismissal by his employer, McGuire Haulage Limited, with a head office in Thomastown, county...
