Tag: #UniteHospitalityNI
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Hastings job losses reversed, other hospitality bosses must do likewise
Unite warns government: workers must not pick up bill for pandemic Trade union Unite, which represents hospitality workers throughout Northern Ireland, today (Saturday) welcomed the decision by Hastings Hotels to rescind the notices of termination issued to staff yesterday. The company’s move follows mounting pressure from workers and their union. Commenting on the news, Unite…
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Thousands of hospitality workers laid off in last twenty-four hours with thousands more facing jobs threat
Some of the biggest names in Northern Ireland hospitality close their doors in face of Coronavirus downturn leaving thousands of workers facing destitution A week after Unite opened a survey of its members in the hospitality sector the results obtained from 600 workers who had participated confirmed their fears in the face of the Coronavirus…
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Solution to filling hospitality vacancies is paying more and improving working conditions not lowering salary thresholds
In response to Brexit labour supply pressures, employers must move to make hospitality and tourism attractive sectors for young workers Unite Hospitality Campaign Coordinator, Neil Moore, criticised the UK government’s new hard-right migration controls but also challenged Northern Ireland employers in the hospitality, retail and tourism sectors to respond to the challenge of unfilled vacancies…
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New legislation making deductions from tips illegal is long overdue and must apply in full to Northern Ireland
October 1st: Unite hospitality members in Northern Ireland plan day of solidarity with strikers in McDonald’s, Witherspoon’s and TGIFridays this Thursday [October 4th] Exploitation in hospitality sector is so pervasive that Conservative government has been forced under pressure to legislate to end theft of staff tips Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, called for clarity…