by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU has welcomed the progress of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to return collective bargaining rights to freelance workers, from the report to committee stage following a Government decision not to oppose it in the Seanad today...
by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU has written to the Health Service Executive (HSE), seeking confirmation of the re-opening date for St Vincent’s Care Centre, Athlone, County Westmeath, which was unexpectedly closed for repairs today (Wednesday, 6th July)....
by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU today (Wednesday, July 6th) attended a meeting with the Health Service Executive (HSE), under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission, in an attempt to resolve the current crisis in mental health nursing. SIPTU Sector...
by | Jul 6, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU members in the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have referred a claim for the restoration of their pay and employer’s pension contributions to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). SIPTU Sector Organiser, Denis Hynes, said: “Our...
by | Jul 4, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU Nursing representatives will consult with members in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, on proposals to end a dispute concerning shortages in staff which emerged from negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today...
by | Jul 4, 2016 | Archives, PressArchive, PressArchive2016
SIPTU has demanded that the Government immediately lift the recruitment embargo in the health service and phase out excessive payments to private ‘for profit’ recruitment agencies. SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:...