Tag: Rob Kelly
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Unite members in Haleon secure 9.5% pay uplift over two years
Dungarvan workers to also benefit from €2,000 in tax-free vouchers Deal follows vote to reject Labour Court recommendation Trade union Unite, which represents around 800 members in Haleon’s Dungarvan facility, said today (Wednesday) that members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal which will see pay increase by 5.5 per cent on 1 January 2024…
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Unite secures 10.4% pay boost for Mitie Dungarvan cleaners
Deal includes element backdated to April 2021 Union to seek further increase in 2024 October 24th: Unite, which represents Mitie employees working as cleaners at Haleon sites in Dungarvan, today (Tuesday) said it had secured a 10.4% pay boost to the 2022/23 real Living Wage of €13.85 per hour. The union will be entering a…
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Mechanical workers set to down tools on 10 March in pursuit of a cost-of-living wage increase
Over 90% vote for strike action in Leo Lynch and H.A. O’Neill “Travel Time” restoration could mean 12.8% extra in gross pay March 2nd: Unite, which represents workers across the economy, today (Thursday) announced that plumbers, pipefitters and welders in two major companies have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in pursuit of a claim…
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New vehicle BIK rules: Government accused of greenwashing tax grab
Unite calls for changes due in January 2023 to be scrapped Trade union Unite has slammed new Benefit in Kind (BIK) rules due to take effect on 1 January 2023 which could result in employees who use company cars for work paying hundreds of Euro extra in tax, and has called on the Government to…
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Hailing latest victory for short-changed school building workers, Unite says union membership best defence against exploitation
Union says agency workers often unaware of rights, vulnerable to ‘sharp operators’ August 26th: Trade union Unite today welcomed the decision by contractor EHS Ltd. to pay five Unite members a lump sum in respect of underpayment of industry hourly rates, overtime and travel allowances on a school refurbishment project in Artane. The workers were…
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Unite placing pickets on Artane school refurbishment project in bid to secure industry pay rates
Union says Dept of Education treating workers’ rights as optional extra August 24th: Unite today announced that it will be placing pickets on the St David’s NS school refurbishment project in Artane, Dublin 5, from 7 am tomorrow morning (Monday August 25th). The action follows a ballot of Unite members working on the project and…