Tag: social protection
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Stormont must act to defend zero hours and self-employed workers who face immediate threat of joblessness
Central government must go further to support devolved administrations Unite Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock called on the Northern Ireland Executive to act urgently to protect workers who had already lost their jobs or who faced the prospect of unemployment in the near future: “Today’s expected intervention by central government to put in place a wage…
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Further update : Essential information for workers facing layoff and/or requiring Department of Social Protection support
March 16th: With regard to the COVID-19 situation, further updates have been issued through the Department of Employment & Social Protection to Trade Unions. This information focuses on workers in lay-off situations and requiring and needing to deal with the Department. Please read the information in full and follow the guidelines as set out. Please…
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The Authentic Food Company: Unite obtains assurances on social welfare entitlements
Department will approve claims for Unemployment Benefit in advance of liquidation completion Trade union Unite, which represents workers in Dundalk’s The Authentic Food Company plant, today (Thursday) announced that it has obtained assurances from the Department of Social Protection that all claims for Unemployment Benefit lodged by workers at the site will be processed immediately…
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Unite calls on new Government to restore Social Protection payments
Union says 15% increase required to restore payments to 2009 levels in real terms Unemployed have suffered 56% increase in deprivation since 2009 May 9th: Unite today called on the new Government to restore Social Protection payments, which were cut in 2010 and 2011 and have not been increased since. Commenting, Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly…
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Unite calls for suspension of lone parent cuts pending full review, consultation with advocacy groups
Union warns low-paid workers will bear brunt of changes Trade union Unite today (Monday June 29th) called on the Government to suspend the introduction of changes to the One Parent Family Payment scheduled to take effect this coming Thursday. The union’s Ireland Secretary Jimmy Kelly said that the Department of Social Protection should now undertake…
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Unite: Recovery bypassing women as cuts continue
Lone parents and rape victims latest casualties of ‘gendered austerity’ Cuts highlight need for equality budgeting June 18th: Trade union Unite today said that the cuts to lone parents’ payments and to funding for the Rape Crisis Network are just the latest manifestations of what the union’s Equalities Officer, Taryn Trainor, termed a policy of…