Workplace Rights

Conference notes that: IFUT and SIPTU work in harmony together in UCD, UCC, TCD, Maynooth and NUI Galway and that no precedent is being set in terms of membership or spheres of inf uence. Prior to 1 October, 2016 SIPTU had sole negotiating rights in DCU and...

This conference recognises the extremely serious challenges facing the very existence of the trade union movement in Ireland and fully accepts the absolute necessity to respond with an appropriate and resourced plan of action to reverse current trends...

The gender pay gap in the Republic of Ireland has been stuck around 15% for far too long, despite longstanding Irish and EU legal protections against direct gender pay discrimination. This pay gap also contributes to poverty in retirement for many women...

Conference remains deeply concerned at the impact on domestic seafarers from ferry operators trading who recruit foreign crews to pay them below legal minimum wage rates on both sides of the Irish Sea. For example, Conference notes that Polish seafarer ratings...

Bogus self-employment costs the Irish Exchequer an estimated ¤80 million per year in lost revenue and is a means of exploiting workers and driving down labour costs for employers. It also places workers in a precarious position with losses of entitlements that...

Conference notes the excellent work carried out by the Executive Council with regard to the False Economy Report. The false economy report has now been supported by the TASC report on Bogus Self Employment in the Irish Construction sector which con rms the...

Conference condemns unscrupulous employers who engage in practices such as unpaid hours, zero hour contracts, agency work and bogus self-employment. These practices are not only a threat to the livelihood of workers but also to compliant employers. Any...

Conference believes the presence of trade unions in the workplace is essential to winning fairness at work. The growth of insecure work and the ongoing issues of underemployment and short-hours contracts make trade unions in the workplace even more important...

This conference calls on the incoming Executive Council to campaign and lobby government for the introduction of The Right to Trade Union Access legislation which will give union representatives the legal right to enter workplaces in order to carry out the...

Conference is concerned by the trend, both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, towards a 24/7 culture in retail. Conference notes with particular concern the proposals by Belfast City and Derry City & Strabane Councils to designate their areas as...