Tag Archives: ELT
Bogus self-employment: Oireachtas Committee told presumption of employment most effective remedy
Unite says bogus self-employment rife in construction but also encountered elsewhere Eliminating bogus self-employment would be win for workers, win for Exchequer and win for compliant employers June 20th: Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, today (Thursday) appeared before … Continue reading
Unite tells Oireachtas Committee that “culture of disregard for workers” is undermining potential of English Language Teaching sector
Standards in QQA Bill need to be underpinned by additional legislation June 19th: Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, has told the joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills that the potential of the Irish ELT sector to be a … Continue reading
English Language Teachers take campaign for decency abroad
Unite says students as well as teachers vulnerable to ‘network of exploitation’ January 25th: Unite, which organises English Language Teachers, is taking its ‘campaign for decency’ in the sector to ELT students’ countries of origin. The union, which has been … Continue reading
James Joyce: Unite ELT members remember one of their own on Bloomsday
“Poor conditions have changed little since James Joyce was teaching” June 16th: As Bloomsday festivities take place through Dublin, trade union Unite today pointed out that James Joyce was himself an English Language Teacher and would recognise many of the … Continue reading
English Language Teaching: draft legislation leaves teachers behind
Unite slams absence of labour standards from proposed legislation Union unsuccessfully sought meeting with Education Minister Bruton May 18th: Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, said today that the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill published this week ‘leaves teachers … Continue reading









