Labour Court calls on Decotek Automotive to engage with SIPTU

by | Sep 11, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU members employed in Decotek Automotive in Collinstown, County Westmeath, have secured a Labour Court recommendation that the company should engage with them as a collective, through their Union, for negotiations concerning their pay and terms of employment....

SIPTU at the WRC regarding Job Evaluation Scheme

by | Sep 9, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

Members will recall that SIPTU has continuously pursued engagement with the HSE on matters arising from the implementation of the HSE Support Grade Job Evaluation Scheme. When matters could not be resolved via local engagement, the Union referred a claim to the...

​SIPTU calls on Amnesty to secure the jobs of laid off staff in Ireland 

by | Aug 30, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU has called on the Board of Amnesty International Ireland to use every means at its disposal to work to secure the employment of its staff in Ireland who are due to be laid off next month as the human rights organisation struggles with a financial crisis. SIPTU...

21% pay increase for craft workers employed in the motor industry

by | Aug 29, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

SIPTU has agreed a new three-year pay deal with the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), the national trade association for the motor industry, which secures a 21% increase in wages for craft workers employed across the sector over the next three years. SIPTU...

Government’s planned funding model for RTÉ will lead to greater privatisation

by | Aug 29, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

SIPTU members employed in RTÉ have made clear that they do not agree with the Government’s plan, announced in late July, regarding the future funding of the national broadcaster.  SIPTU Services Divisional Organiser, Teresa Hannick, said: “We believe there has been a...

Government must support minimum €15 hourly rate for Early Years Educators

by | Aug 20, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU Early Years Union is calling for ring-fenced State funding to support a €15 minimum wage rate for educators and a 10% increase to all Employment Regulation Order (ERO) rates in its 2025 Budget Submission, ‘Towards a Professional Wage for Early Years’. SIPTU...