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A cold, hungry or homeless Christmas?
Shock new survey of NI women workers reveals: Shock new survey of Northern Ireland women workers reveals: A survey of over 400 women workers in Northern Ireland carried out by trade union Unite during the third … Continue reading
Posted in Equalities, Northern Ireland news
Tagged #politicalfailure, equality, euqal, Stormont, Susan Fitzgerald, Women Demand Better, working women
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Half a century after pay equality act passed, average pay for women in Northern Ireland remains 10 percent lower than for men
Occupations in which women still predominate such as Carers and Cleaners paid less and treated as lower skilled Taryn Trainor, Unite Regional Women’s & Equalities Officer reflected on the fact that today marks a half century since pay equality legislation … Continue reading
Minister for Health fails to respond in more than a fortnight to Registered Childminders’ written request for a meeting on concerns
Childminders left turning away working parents because of lack of clear guidelines on status of essential and key workers eligible for childcare Minister has met with NI Childminding Association to discuss that organisation’s priorities, vital he now hears voice of Registered Childminders themselves Susan … Continue reading
Regional support organisations must receive their fair share of additional funding for domestic and sexual abuse
Unite questions how much of additional £76 million will go to support Nexus, Women’s Aid, Victim Support and Men’s Advisory Project in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Executive must get serious about tackling surge in domestic and sexual abuse by properly resourcing … Continue reading
Health Minister Robin Swann must extend childcare support scheme to cover all essential key workers
Current eligibility criteria excludes all private sector workers except those delivering health and social care services Denial of childcare is disproportionately impacting female workers and leaving working families at risk of abject poverty George Brash, Unite Regional Officer called on the Northern Ireland … Continue reading
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Tagged childcare, Coronavirus, Covid-19, key workers, Minister for Health, Robin Swann
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