Tag Archives: Jimmy Kelly
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
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
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
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
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









