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Time for employers to pay their share, Unite tells Oireachtas Committee

Union calls for €1 increase in Minimum Wage and increase in Employers’ PRSI February 3rd: Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly today told members of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation that employees’ compensation needs to be raised to … Continue reading

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Employment Tribunal finds obese workers eligible for disability protections

Decision by Tribunal upholds European Court decision Obese workers can pursue employers for humiliating, degrading or violating treatment February 10th: Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly welcomed the decision of the Tribunal which has been made public yesterday (Monday 9th February): … Continue reading

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Youth Minimum Wage: Unite demands that Government heed Council of Europe findings and treat young workers equally

Union reiterates call for Minimum Wage to be increased to €9.65 for all workers With 1-in-5 people in work suffering deprivation, tackling poverty pay must be priority January 25th: Commenting on last week’s Council of Europe report which found that … Continue reading

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JTI rejects joint Unite-management counter-proposal for Lisnafillan plant in Ballymena

Confirmation that Lisnafillan will be closed, a huge blow to Ballymena Decision is an extreme case of social dumping and reflects inadequacy of statutory protection for skilled workers January 21st: Unite’s Regional Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, today (Wednesday 21 January) was … Continue reading

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Crisis summit needed to tackle national deprivation emergency

Latest figures show nearly 1-in-3 living in deprivation, including 1-in-5 people in work Union says tax-cutting agenda does not serve those hardest hit by austerity January 21st: In a strongly-worded statement issued today, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said that … Continue reading

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