Health & Safety

General Secretary Patricia King's letter to An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, on the hospitality sector working group, re-opening. Dear Tánaiste, I refer to the recent meeting with both An Taoiseach and yourself together with other Government Ministers regarding the above. As you will recall ICTU, in the...

Responding to the launch of the #MakeRemoteWork public awareness campaign by Minister Varadkar, Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Patricia King said: It took a pandemic to fully awaken us to the potential for remote working. While the 15-month working from home ‘experiment’ has been...

As we mark the reopening of the hospitality sector it is important to point out that the Mandate Trade Union and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) alternated as the worker representatives on the Government established Hospitality Group since it was established a number of weeks ago. The role...

Responding to Government approval of the design of the statutory sick pay scheme, Irish Congress of Trade Unions General Secretary Patricia King said: Ireland is one of just a handful of wealthy countries globally that does not guarantee workers paid sick leave from their employer. That is about to...

Congress has responded to media reports today that An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar wants to see a phased return to offices in August rather than September. General Secretary Patricia King said that Congress is currently engaged in a consultation process through the Dept. of the Taoiseach relating to the...

Keep our National Maternity Hospital Public. On this day three years ago Ireland’s 35-year-old abortion ban was repealed by a 66.4% majority. The Congress Women’s Committee is seeking to ensure that the democratic vote will be fully honoured. Women in Ireland are facing an uncertain future with the...