Tag Archives: Unite Hospitality NI

Queens University Students Union workers celebrate major win as management u-turn delivers 100 percent furlough, backdated to November

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Unite signs agreement with University authorities after Students Union workers vote overwhelmingly to accept offer Welcoming the success of his union’s members, Unite hospitality organiser Neil Moore, said: “This is a huge result for our members who were employed as … Continue reading →

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Queens University must avail of eleventh hour opportunity to furlough students union workers to avoid escalating campaign for wage justice

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Unite the union NI

HMRC officials stand ready to receive application from Queens to furlough and backdate payments for student union workers ahead of midnight deadline Unite legal department letter highlights that HMRC guidelines have been changed to remove any impediment to use of … Continue reading →

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With less than 48 hours left until tens of thousands face a cliff-edge on their incomes, hospitality workers demand Stormont Executive introduces a full wage support package for the sector

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Frontline workers in bars, restaurants and hotels likely to be thrown into misery by latest closure, coming after months of reduced hours and being paid only 80 percent of an already low wage Following today’s Executive announcement that hospitality businesses … Continue reading →

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Stormont Executive must provide additional wage protections for hospitality workers they have locked out of their workplaces

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Unite the union NI

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 … Continue reading →

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Unite issues letter to Hastings Group warning of potential litigation over mass redundancy threat

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Hospitality bosses are warned that large-scale job losses will result in a mass exodus of skilled workers from sector Unite survey showed that 71 percent of hospitality workers would not return to the industry if made redundant Against a backdrop … Continue reading →

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