Tag: Living Standards
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Unite brands Government submission to Low Pay Commission “mischievous and misleading”
May 14th: Unite today (Thursday May 14th) described the submission made by the Department of Finance to the Low Pay Commission as ‘mischievous and misleading’. Commenting, the Ireland Secretary of Unite, Jimmy Kelly, said: “It is almost unprecedented for one Government department to make a policy submission to a commission established by another department, and…
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NERI data confirms Northern Ireland has suffered worst decline in living standards
Northern Ireland average living standards now the lowest of any UK region Need for NI Executive to re-think economic policy and focus on expanding manufacturing base April 13: Unite’s Regional Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, indicated that the latest research provided by Tom Healy of the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) confirmed the need for urgent action from…
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Unite highlights opportunities for growing NI enterprise and raising living standards
Jimmy Kelly: Northern Ireland deserves a modern and dynamic economy November 25th: Addressing an audience of MLAs and business leaders in Stormont’s Long Gallery today, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said that Northern Ireland deserved a modern and dynamic economy which could grow jobs, and he called for a focus on what he termed ‘substantial,…