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Category Archives: Public Services
Smart meters no substitute for direct support for surging electricity costs
Assurances needed for meter readers and that smart meter work will be done by NIE professionals Unite is seeking immediate assurances from Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) over concerns for the future employment of electricity meter readers. Assurances are being demanded … Continue reading
Economy minister must intervene to prevent job cut threats and provide funding for University of Ulster
Management plans for 450 redundancies is a huge and unexpected blow to staff and the wider regional economy Unite has blasted the scale of job cuts announced by management at the University of Ulster. The union represents more than 300 … Continue reading
Northern Ireland minister’s unfunded fare freeze creates service cuts fears
Minister Liz Kimmins’ continued squeeze creating mounting skills shortage – impacting the most vulnerable in society Unite has challenged Infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins on her failure to properly fund public transport services. Following the announcement that bus and rail fares … Continue reading
Northern Ireland SEN cuts threatened due to costs
Unite will ballot workers at the Education authority in response to plans to cut the terms and conditions of school support workers. In a further development, cost-cutting proposals have been made for a wider review of the system of SEN … Continue reading
Northern Ireland ambulance service response times more than twice target
Lack of recruitment leaves no possibility of filling the NIAS staffing gap in next five years Unite has challenged the ongoing failure of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) to meet its response time targets and called for a new … Continue reading
