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Renua Ireland reaffirms its opposition to public sector pay restoration
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEWSLETTER - European Trade Union Institute

Changes in employment levels by sector before, during and after the recession - Daragh McCarthy (Nevin Economic Research Institute)

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Renua Ireland reaffirms its opposition to public sector pay restoration
Party proposes abolition of incremental pay for public sector workers
by Martina O'Leary
 
Wicklow TD and Renua deputy leader Billy Timmins
Wicklow TD and Renua deputy leader Billy Timmins

The Renua Ireland political party has restated its opposition to public sector pay restoration.

During a studio debate on Newstalk FM on Tuesday (3rd November), the party’s deputy leader, Billy Timmins TD, said that the party opposed public sector pay restoration on the grounds that it damaged Ireland’s competitiveness.

Mr Timmins declined to say whether or not the party would stick to the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement if the party was in Government after the next general election.

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Expert report confirms urgent need to tackle low hour work abuse - Congress
Study identifies emergence of ‘if and when’ employment contracts.
by Niall Shanahan
 
The study has found the use of zero-hours contracts in Ireland is limited, but has identified the emergence of a type of employment called ‘if and when’ employment contracts.
The study has found the use of zero-hours contracts in Ireland is limited, but has identified the emergence of a type of employment called ‘if and when’ employment contracts.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said that the report of the expert group on low hours work “confirms what Congress and affiliated unions have been saying for some years on this issue.” The study, which was commissioned by the Government and produced by the University of Limerick (UL), looks at the prevalence of ‘zero hour’ contracts in Ireland.

The UL study has found the use of zero-hours contracts in Ireland is limited, but has identified the emergence of a type of employment called ‘if and when’ employment contracts.

Congress General Secretary Patricia King said: “We have consistently lobbied successive governments to have current legislation amended, in order to provide enhanced protection for workers on low-hour contracts, the majority of whom are low paid, female and whose voice is not often heard."

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‘Who Cares for the Carer?’ radio documentary
Documentary looks at the factors that cause burnout among social care workers in Ireland
by Niall Shanahan
 
The radio documentary was produced with support from the Mary Raftery Fund
The radio documentary was produced with support from the Mary Raftery Fund
Radio producer Sorcha Heron looks at the factors that cause burnout among social care workers in Ireland in a new documentary ‘Who Cares for the Carer?’ which was broadcast on Newstalk FM at the end of October.

The documentary features contributions from IMPACT national secretary Andy Pike and a number of IMPACT members working in social care.
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