Tag: wages
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TCD protest hears workers’ rights being abused on publicly-funded project
Time to turn off contract stream to rogue employers July 11th: Unite, which organises construction workers, held a protest this morning (Thursday) at the site of TCD’s new Oisin House student accommodation block on Pearse Street. The main contractor on the publicly-funded project is Bennett Construction, but mechanical works are being carried out by a…
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Increased Living Wage figure highlights poverty gap between low pay and high rents
July 3rd: Responding to today’s announcement that the 2019 Living Wage has been calculated as €12.30 per hour – a 40 cent increase – trade union Unite said the increased highlights what Senior Officer Brendan Ogle termed the “poverty gap” between low pay and high rents. Mr Ogle made his comments while attending ICTU’s Biennial…
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Former Ivy worker details process of tip theft at luxury restaurant
Julia Marciniak joins Brendan Ogle, Joan Collins and Cieran Perry at press conference to support tips legislation June 18th: A press conference organised by Joan Collins TD this morning (Tuesday) heard former Ivy worker and Unite member Julia Marciniak explain how the luxury restaurant on Dublin’s Dawson Street withheld tips from low-paid workers on the…
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Unite urges Doherty to publish tips legislation before Dail recess
Promised legislation follows determined action by Unite members and campaigners June 12th: Unite today welcomed the announcement by Employment Affairs and Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty that she will be bringing forward legislation to ensure that tips are not used to make up contractual pay rates, and called on the Minister to publish the draft Heads…
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Peter Mark abolishes new training fee following Unite campaign
Workers to receive entitlements backdated to March 4th Victory comes on eve of Unite conference May 12th Unite, which represents workers in the hairdressing sector, today (Sunday) welcomed Peter Mark’s decision to abolish a new ‘training fee’ which the chain had levied to claw back wage increases due to young workers under the Employment (Miscellaneous…
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Unite warns costs may cancel out modest wage gains for construction and electrical workers
May 10th: Extending a cautious welcome for Minister Pat Breen’s decision to approve new minimum pay rates for construction and electrical contracting workers recommended by the Labour Court, trade union Unite warned that what Regional Officer for Construction Tom Fitzgerald termed “modest wage gains” could be largely cancelled out by spiralling costs in areas such…