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Labour Force Survey stats confirm sharp rise in part-time, temporary and self-employed working in Northern Ireland

Self-employment numbers rise 22% in a twelve month period leading to fears of growing bogus self-employment Northern Ireland unemployment rate falls to 5.5% but remains above UK and pre-crash levels October 19th: Unite Regional Secretary for Ireland, Jimmy Kelly, welcomed … Continue reading

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Employment assumption crucial to ending bogus self-employment crisis

Unite submission also calls for new public procurement rules to curb abuses April 3rd: Trade union Unite today (Sunday April 3rd) called for a suite of new measures to tackle bogus self-employment, which is particularly prevalent in the construction sector.  … Continue reading

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Bogus self-employment: Unite says workers and taxpayers effectively subsidising unscrupulous employers

Union says Government consultation must be followed by action January 31st: Unite today welcomed the Government’s consultation on bogus self-employment and expressed the hope that the consultation process will be followed by concrete action.  The consultation follows a high-profile strike … Continue reading

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Rhatigan: Unite welcomes Dept of Social Protection finding that workers were employed

Decision means workers entitled to range of PRSI benefits Unite determined to continue fighting scourge of bogus self-employment September 1st: Unite today  welcomed the finding by the Department of Social Protection’s Scope section that members working on a JJ Rhatigan … Continue reading

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Unite placing pickets on JJ Rhatigan sites from this morning

Members working on school building projects for builder earning less than Minimum Wage Dept of Education accused of turning blind eye to abuses September 19th: Trade union Unite will be placing pickets on JJ Rhatigan sites from this morning. The … Continue reading

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