by | Aug 1, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
The ‘Our Union, Our Team’ campaign, which demands that the management of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) respects its workforce and engages with them as a collective through their chosen union SIPTU, was launched at football grounds during July. The initial...
by | Jul 31, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin, Transport, Energy, Aviation and Construction
SIPTU called for investment in Bord Na Móna Recycling to ensure the creation of a sustainable semi-state waste disposal service at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action on 9th July in Leinster House, Dublin. Addressing the Committee, SIPTU...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
HR Circular 010 2024 Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements for Caring Purposes and Right to Request Remote Working HR Circular 012 2024 Application of 1 June 2024 pay adjustments HR Circular 013 2024 Extension of Parent’s Leave and Benefit to 9 Weeks HR...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU Organisers and members of the National Executive Council from the Support Sector attended a seminar by the Nevin Economic Research Institute entitled ‘Revisiting Outsourcing in the Public Sector – A Value for Money Approach’ in June. The seminar heard that the...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
The poor working conditions of workers in the platform-based ‘gig’ economy have received considerable media attention in recent years. Yielding to the pressure from gig workers, trade unions and civil society, the European Council adopted in March 2024 a directive to...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
On 19th June, Fine Gael members in the Seanad brought forward a motion calling for continued investment and monitoring of the National Cancer Strategy. Some of the debate centred on the need to recruit and retain Radiation Therapists, who deliver a core component of...
