Health & Safety

Work Safely Protocol 14th January 2022 | Guidelines From January 2022, further revisions of the Work Safely Protocol have been undertaken to reflect new public health advice and how this will affect workplaces. The Work Safely Protocol continues to apply in full, setting out the minimum Public...

Responding to the changes in the self-isolation rules agreed by Cabinet today, Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Patricia King said: “Throughout this pandemic, Congress has consistently called for decisions to be based on public health advice. “Unions are acutely aware of the surging...

Responding to business representatives’ calls on the Government to relax the isolation guidance for close contacts, Irish Congress of Trade Unions General Secretary Patricia King said: “Congress is acutely aware of the surging numbers of Covid-19 infections and the knock-on effect of requiring tens...

Responding to the restrictions on businesses in the hospitality and events sectors, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Patricia King told the most recent government meeting with the sectors that: Congress fully supports the measures introduced by Government to slow the spread of...

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress has been calling for improved measures to ensure that workplaces are safe and that workers are protected. In this regard, we have repeatedly argued that enhanced regulation is required to ensure the proper and adequate ventilation of all...

Opening statement by Dr Laura Bambrick, social policy officer, Irish Congress of Trade Unions to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment 24th November 2021 Chair, Deputies, Senators, On behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions I would like to thank members of the...

At the ICTU Executive Council meeting, today affiliated Trade Unions representing healthcare workers both North and South of the border raised concerns about the long-term effects on this workforce of the pandemic and the continuing pressures of providing care in hospitals and long-term care...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions attended a stakeholders’ briefing with officials this afternoon following the public health decisions taken by Cabinet. Ms King said: “Congress fully supports the new advice for everyone to work from home unless it is absolutely necessary that they attend in person...