Social Policy

Ahead of the third increase in PRSI contribution rates in three years coming into effect next week, from Thursday 1 October, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has hit out at Government for allowing a sharp fall in the real value of the pay-related payment for recently unemployed workers and for...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has today met with Government, warning it to stop capitulating to business interests and focus on maintaining workers’ living standards. The meeting was held as part of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF), which brings together trade unions, employers, and...

Responding to the Government’s plans to acquire childcare facilities, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said: “Scarce childcare places, unaffordable fees and high staff turnover are the direct result of the Government’s obsession with keeping business owners sweet, and their new so-called State-led...

Any ambiguity on the legality of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive has been put beyond doubt, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said today (11 November), following a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling. In its ruling announced today, the Court upheld in full all articles...

“A Whopper of a Budget but the only worker to benefit is Ronald McDonald” Commenting on Budget 2026, Irish Congress of Trade Unions General Secretary Owen Reidy said: "The reality is that Budget 2026 will hurt workers. It shortchanges minimum wage workers by €600 while it tells ordinary workers to...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions welcomes the appointment of Patricia King, former general secretary of Congress, to the board of the independent auto-enrolment authority. The National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) will run and manage the new quasi-mandatory pension...