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Northern Ireland Executive must intervene to ensure bars, restaurants and non-essential hotels close ahead of St Patrick’s day
Demand for authorities to inspect licenses, capacities and social distancing at bars and restaurants who open on St Patrick’s day Instead of redundancies, workers must be guaranteed full pay on average hours for period of closure March 16th: Unite Hospitality … Continue reading
Further update : Essential information for workers facing layoff and/or requiring Department of Social Protection support
March 16th: With regard to the COVID-19 situation, further updates have been issued through the Department of Employment & Social Protection to Trade Unions. This information focuses on workers in lay-off situations and requiring and needing to deal with the … Continue reading
COVID-19 and Your Rights as a Worker
Frequently Asked Questions The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) emergency is evolving rapidly and Unite will be updating our advice as dictated by circumstances. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions. What if I fall sick and/or need to self-isolate? If … Continue reading
University Hospital Waterford: Unite seeks referral of dispute with Momentum to Labour Court
March 5th: Unite today (Thursday) wrote to the Workplace Relations Commission seeking that the strike with service provider Momentum at University Hospital Waterford be referred to the Labour Court. The dispute is in its tenth day following the decision of … Continue reading
University Hospital Waterford: Unite warns dispute set to spread to all support staff
Up to 350 support staff employed by HSE to be balloted for action Threatened escalation follows HSE decision to apply for injunction March 2nd: Unite, which represents all support staff at University Hospital Waterford, today (Monday) announced that it will … Continue reading









