Social Policy

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...

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...

The INMO, Fórsa, and SIPTU trade unions, and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) are to lodge a pay claim for thousands of workers employed in the voluntary and community sector. Unions are also seeking to establish an appropriate collective bargaining forum for the sector where pay, terms and...

ICTU General Secretary Patricia King has expressed concern about the lack of recognition for low-paid essential workers in Budget 2022. Responding to the Budget measures, Ms. King said it was 'a retrograde step' that the Government has allocated one-third of the €1.5 billion discretionary package...

Responding to the publication of the Pensions Commission’s report Irish Congress of Trade Union general secretary Patricia King said: “This is a comprehensive and detailed report which puts forward a wide range of recommendations to share the increasing costs of the State Pension between the State...

In a first response to the National Development Plan 2021-2030 published today, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) said that the Government needs to clarify how the NPD will promote decent jobs over the coming years. ICTU General-Secretary Patricia King said: ‘The plan is presented as being...