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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Prime Minister Johnson’s shutdown statement causes huge confusion and leaves workers at risk
Only appropriate response to Coronavirus threat is to shutdown all non-essential production putting employees on fully-paid leave for duration Workers in essential production and businesses must be kept safe or sent home Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for … Continue reading
Unite calls for closure of all construction sites to halt spread of COVID-19
Unite calls for closure of all construction sites to halt spread of COVID-19 Construction workers say social distancing not possible on site Emergency meeting hears that wage compensation must include ‘bogus self-employed’ An emergency online meeting of Unite’s National Construction … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, Covid-19, Tom Fitzgerald, Unite ROI
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Hastings job losses reversed, other hospitality bosses must do likewise
Unite warns government: workers must not pick up bill for pandemic Trade union Unite, which represents hospitality workers throughout Northern Ireland, today (Saturday) welcomed the decision by Hastings Hotels to rescind the notices of termination issued to staff yesterday. The … Continue reading
Despite the promise of 80 percent wage supports, Hastings group terminates contracts of staff
Directly employed workers of less than a year’s service have contracts terminated and casual workers left with zero hours Unite Hospitality organiser Neil Moore challenged the Hastings Group on their decision to make dozens of their workers redundant: “Workers at … Continue reading
Chancellor’s welcome commitments on wage-supports must be extended to workers on zero-hours contracts and self-employed
Measures confirm Chancellor has listened to the case presented by Unite and other trade unions for urgent and bold action Commitment reflects needs of the moment and the strength of workers’ demand for protection in face of Coronavirus threat Unite … Continue reading
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