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Moy Park and Tayto on list of employers fined for failing to pay their workforce the legal minimum
338 employees at Moy Park denied minimum pay do not work at Unite sites but union seeks urgent meeting with CEO for explanation Wealthy Hutchinson family must answer why their company, Tayto, has had to be fined to pay their … Continue reading
Jackie Pollock takes over as head of Unite in Ireland
Precarious work, low pay and Brexit among challenges identified by new Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock has succeeded Jimmy Kelly as Unite Regional Secretary. From Belfast, Jackie Pollock has been involved in trade unionism since the 1980s, and most recently served … Continue reading
Unite puts Moy Park management on notice over increased use of minimum wage agency workers
Chief Executive Janet McCollum refuses to meet with union to address pay concerns and her support for Pilgrim’s Pride takeover Moy Park £41 million profit must be used to end scourge of poverty pay and deliver an inflation-busting pay increase … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged #Unite4FairPay, agency working, Craigavon, Diamond Recruitment, Dungannon, Inflation, Janet McCollum, Living Wage, low pay, Moy Park, pay deal, Pilgrim's Pride, Portadown, poverty pay, Sean McKeever
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IPPR Commission on Economic Justice report identifies key challenges for Northern Ireland’s economy
High-powered report highlights growing geographical and income gaps within UK economy Findings reinforce need for a functioning Executive to deliver a progressive and radical agenda for change September 6th: Jackie Pollock, Deputy Regional Secretary for Unite, responded to the interim … Continue reading
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Tagged #ManufacturingCrisis, #ProductivityCrisis, #Unite4FairPay, Commission for Economic Justice, economic planning, Household income, income gap, Investment, IPPR, Jackie Pollock, jobs, low pay, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, Northern Ireland, Productivity, social partnership, UK, unions, Unite NI
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Latest household income stats confirm work failing to lift workers out of poverty
62% of all Northern Ireland adults in poverty in 2015-16 were living in working households Marginal increase in total incomes in Northern Ireland leaves households lagging far behind rest of UK Jackie Pollock, Deputy Regional Secretary for Unite, said that … Continue reading
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