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Pay for Northern Ireland health workers must keep pace with rest of NHS

Proposed increase doesn’t resolve long-term problems faced by HSC workers with staff shortages and cuts creating a toxic environment Unite has warned that the government’s pay proposal for NHS staff still fails to address the long-term issues of low pay … Continue reading

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Migrant HCAs: Oireachtas members hear demands for family reunification

“Care is what we do – so let us care for our families” Representatives of Unite the union, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and Migrant Nurses Ireland today (Wednesday) spoke at an Oireachtas briefing hosted by Ruth Coppinger TD to outline … Continue reading

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A cruel Christmas for care workers separated from children

Government accused of ‘institutionalising new gender pay gap’ Unite writes to party leaders demanding reform of ‘inhuman regime’ Unite has today (Monday) written to party leaders demanding urgent reform of the work permit regime which will see thousands of care … Continue reading

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HSE: Unite members vote for action over staffing crisis

Unite, which represents a range of grades across the Health Services Executive (HSE) said today (Wednesday) that members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over the staffing crisis resulting from the HSE’s ‘Pay and Numbers Strategy’.  After the … Continue reading

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HSE: Unite health workers say ‘backdoor hiring freeze’ impacting patient services

Lunchtime protests set for next week as unions prepare to ballot for action Unite, which represents a range of grades across the Health Services Executive (HSE) said today (Thursday) that what it termed the HSE’s ‘backdoor hiring freeze’ is impacting on … Continue reading

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