Tag: Minimum Wage
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Unite supports proposed legislation to end age-based Minimum Wage discrimination
Bill would help tackle exploitation of young workers Trade union Unite, which represents workers in all sectors, today (Thursday) called on TDs from all parties to back the National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022. The legislation, which is due to be debated in the Dail on Wednesday 14 June, would abolish…
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MM Bangor workforce denied cost of living increase while shareholders receive dividend
MM Bangor workforce denied cost of living increase while shareholders receive dividend Union calls on employer to recognise that a paltry minimum wage increase plus one pound a day leaves workers suffering cost of living crunch Strike action by workers at MM Bangor, a manufacturer of agricultural sacks, is now into its fourth day with members of…
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Strike by MM Bangor workers for inflation-busting pay increase is set to shutdown at site
Pickets to be established outside manufacturer of agricultural sacks from 6am tomorrow [Thursday May 4th] Strike follows ballot of Unite the union members which returned 91% for strike action on 100% turnout Production at MM Bangor is set to be brought to a standstill tomorrow as workers commence strike action at the site. The company,…
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New Living Wage highlights need for supplementary increase to Minimum Wage
Cost of living crisis driving widening gap between Living Wage and statutory wage floor Responding to today’s announcement that the Living Wage Technical Group has calculated the new Living Wage as €13.85 per hour, an increase of 95 cent on the previous rate of €12.90, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer Tom Fitzgerald called on the Government to announce…
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Unions demand significant increase in Minimum Wage
September 8th: Connect, CWU, FSU, SIPTU and Unite have supported the call by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, in its pre-budget submission, for a significant increase in the minimum wage. In a joint statement, the unions said: “The Government has committed to raising the minimum wage to the level of the living wage before…
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Stormont Executive must provide additional wage protections for hospitality workers they have locked out of their workplaces
Without supports latest shutdown by Stormont Executive will result in a second wave of redundancies and reductions to incomes Existing UK government’s job support scheme provides hospitality workers with only two thirds of their average hourly wage of £8.84 Speaking ahead of an official announcement of the closure of the hospitality sector expected later this…