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Sunday 29 November 2020
Former Labour court chair Kevin Duffy and barrister Nessa Cahill appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Employment.
The dispute has lasted more than 150 days.
Alan Kelly TD said we can’t have a situation where workers are going into meat plants having taken paracetamol or Calpol to hide their temperature.
Nearly 1,500 confirmed cases have been linked to 28 meat factory outbreaks.
In the 28 days up to 15 August, there were 330 confirmed Covid-19 cases associated with meat/poultry factory outbreaks.
Last month, Debenhams announced it would not be reopening its stores, leaving 2,000 staff unemployed.
Richard Boyd Barrett said he believes the policy being implemented is “hugely unfair”.
A Cabinet subcommittee will discuss proposals for worker supports on Monday.
The first case of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland was confirmed over the weekend.
The branch manager asked the man, who had years of experience in a similar role, how he would manage to do the warehouse job safely.
Yesterday, a bill to give workers a legal right to their tips passed Committee stage with all-party support.
I felt anxious, alienated and depressed. Irish workers must unite to resist the creeping casualisation of work, writes Keith Murdiff.
PDFORRA, which represents soldiers, sailors and aircrew has been campaigning for trade union rights.
One in four fishermen have experienced verbal or physical abuse, according to a new report.
A report into the pay and conditions of workers was published yesterday.
Problems associated with illegal work include poor working conditions and risks to fundamental worker’s rights, a new report has found.
The WRC has ordered the HSE to pay the €52,000 in compensation to the man and provide him with a stable rostered position.
Camilla would routinely work 14 hour days for little money.
“I did not come in here to do what your mother should have done and put manners on you.”
The revelation has come out in a report from Oxfam America.
A review was announced today to try to stop a repeat of what happened to the 460 Clerys workers.
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400 people lost their jobs overnight when the store closed suddenly.
Au pairs are working in up to 20,000 Irish homes – many working around the clock for not much pay.
“Out of the kitchens and into the streets.”
The big sticking point is the fact that three quarters of staff are on part-time flexible contracts.
Agnieszka Sobczyk has been awarded €10,000 in compensation after being fired.
The talks talks have adjourned and there is no date set for them to resume.
This comes after continued refusal from the retailer to engage with trade union representatives.
Refuse company Oxigen didn’t like Janet Mooney’s “colourful language”.
The workers staged a sit-in at the premises for 19 days in total.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
Poll Results:
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