ICTU response to the new public health measures to curb the surge in Covid-19
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...
Congress and unions to lodge pay claim for community and voluntary sector
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...
Ireland’s new Right to Disconnect: How it works
Work-life balance has always been a priority for trade unions. The eight-hour day campaign was one of our earliest and most far-reaching achievements. It has benefited generations of workers. In recent years however, the short working day has come under threat from an always-on work culture. While...
Sick pay is getting better
Ireland is completely out of line with European norms in not requiring employers to continue to pay a worker’s wage if sick and unable to work. That is about to change. The pandemic widely exposed the big failings in how we look after our workers when they are unable to work, the lack of a legal...
Report of the Pensions Commission - ICTU view
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...
World Day for Decent Work
Today (7 October) marks the 13th World Day for Decent Work (#wddw20). Decent work must be at the centre of government actions to bring back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first. Central to the struggle for decent work is the effective realisation of the right to...
The National Development Plan
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...
