# workers rights

Last month

August 2023

HSE admin staff taking industrial action over reliance on agency staff amid recruitment ban

Fórsa members said that the HSE is spending “lavish” amounts of money on private consultants rather than “upskilling” its existing staff.

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Aug 11th 2023, 8:00 AM

This year

2023

Voices

Lawyer: 'The justifications for many redundancies in Ireland are getting thinner and thinner'

Lawyer and Labour rep Ciarán Ahern says justice delayed is justice denied at the Workplace Relations Commission.

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May 7th 2023, 7:30 AM

Last year

2022

Explainer: All you need to know about your new right to sick pay

Employers will soon be required to pay their staff when too sick to work.

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Nov 30th 2022, 7:00 PM

Bereavement leave could be paid out of the Social Insurance Fund in the future

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar also said he’d like his remote working law to be enacted by Christmas.

Tánaiste says the Social Insurance Fund could support those taking bereavement leave in the future.

Such a move would prevent a cost being imposed on employers but would ensure employees don't lose out on pay.

Varadkar also says he wants the right to request remote working legislation to be passed by Christmas.

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Aug 22nd 2022, 12:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: It's time we designed a better politics for women that benefits us all

Minister of State Peter Burke says he’s hoping to make real change for women in public life.

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Jun 28th 2022, 8:28 AM

# workers rights

P&O Ferries chief executive to be quizzed by UK MPs over 800 sackings

Protests were held in Dover and Liverpool yesterday against the sackings and more demonstrations will be held in the coming days.

10.4k

Mar 24th 2022, 7:15 AM

# workers rights

Staff replacing sacked P&O Ferries workers face ‘poverty pay’, union claims

P&O ships on the Liverpool-Dublin route have now been crewed with Filipino seafarers on contracts below the minimum wage.

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Mar 20th 2022, 3:24 PM

# Tips

Cabinet approves new law which will ban restaurants and pubs withholding tips from staff

New law to help those laid off due to Covid restrictions receive a special payment of up to €1,860 was also approved today.

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Jan 19th 2022, 7:09 PM

All time

# workers rights

Guardiola: Player strike over fixture schedule unlikely

The Manchester City boss says he agrees with Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson that player welfare is not taken seriously enough.

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Dec 24th 2021, 9:22 AM

US President Biden slams Kellogg's for replacing workers who are on strike

Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union rejected the company’s latest contract offer.

39.0k

Dec 11th 2021, 12:45 PM

# FRONTLINE WORKERS

Retail workers being docked pay or have to 'pay back' time to attend Covid-19 vaccine appointments

“I asked him to confirm he wants me to postpone getting my vaccine whilst we are in the middle of a pandemic. His response was yes.”

One 28-year-old retail worker told The Journal: "We are told our wages are docked for the time we are gone for the vaccine until the time we are back."

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that it's 'in everyone's interest' for retail staff to get vaccinated, and urged employers to be more flexible.

Vaccines being offered to younger cohorts during the busy summer season may result in 'less-than-accommodating' work environments.

78.4k

Jul 22nd 2021, 12:05 AM

# workers rights

Workers to get at least 10 days paid sick leave phased in between now and 2025

Statutory sick pay will be phased in to help employers to plan ahead and manage the additional costs.

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Jun 9th 2021, 3:02 PM

# reaping the harvest

'Under pressure': Industry urges State to open horticultural workforce to non-EU workers

Noteworthy examines an industry push for visas for non-EU workers in horticulture that has raised concern with unions, migrant rights groups and some Government departments.

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Dec 18th 2020, 7:30 PM

# reaping the harvest

Ireland has major 'pull factor' for seasonal workers fleeing economic hardship

Noteworthy and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network examine the lure for workers from Bulgaria and Romania to come to Ireland and the impact back home – both good and bad.

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Dec 18th 2020, 12:05 AM

# reaping the harvest

Growing pains: Fears for migrant workers who carry the load of Ireland's horticulture boom

Noteworthy explores long working hours, low pay and other concerning conditions for seasonal employees in the sector.

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Dec 18th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Duffy-Cahill report

Uncertainties raised over protections for striking Debenhams workers

Former Labour court chair Kevin Duffy and barrister Nessa Cahill appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Employment.

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Nov 4th 2020, 3:17 PM

# Redundancy

Taoiseach slams ‘shabby, shoddy and unacceptable’ treatment of Debenhams workers

The dispute has lasted more than 150 days.

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Sep 8th 2020, 4:42 PM

# clusters

Meat plant workers have a choice between going to work with Covid symptoms or not getting paid, Dáil told

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.

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Sep 2nd 2020, 5:49 PM

# clusters and lockdowns

Migrant rights group seeks meeting with Taoiseach over 'serious' concerns from meat factory workers

Nearly 1,500 confirmed cases have been linked to 28 meat factory outbreaks.

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Aug 31st 2020, 6:07 PM

# clusters and lockdowns

Nearly 1,500 cases linked to 28 meat factory outbreaks across the country

In the 28 days up to 15 August, there were 330 confirmed Covid-19 cases associated with meat/poultry factory outbreaks.

84.4k

Aug 30th 2020, 7:30 AM

# Liquidation

'Disservice' to prevent Debenhams worker protests, says Regina Doherty

Last month, Debenhams announced it would not be reopening its stores, leaving 2,000 staff unemployed.

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May 21st 2020, 9:32 AM

# workers rights

'They're effectively stealing annual holidays': Dublin Bus drivers ordered to take annual leave during Covid-19 crisis

Richard Boyd Barrett said he believes the policy being implemented is “hugely unfair”.

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Apr 1st 2020, 3:58 PM

# Coronavirus

Explainer: What supports are in place for workers who get Covid-19 or have to self-isolate?

A Cabinet subcommittee will discuss proposals for worker supports on Monday.

39.6k

Mar 6th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Coronavirus

Here are workers' entitlements if they are affected by Covid-19

The first case of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland was confirmed over the weekend.

81.4k

Mar 2nd 2020, 9:23 PM

# Discrimination

Man awarded €5,000 after job interviewer greeted him with 'so, you're Deaf?'

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.

55.5k

May 17th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should employers be banned from keeping workers tips?

Yesterday, a bill to give workers a legal right to their tips passed Committee stage with all-party support.

39.8k

Feb 21st 2019, 7:59 AM

Voices

16 years of precarious work in English language schools caused me to develop anxiety

I felt anxious, alienated and depressed. Irish workers must unite to resist the creeping casualisation of work, writes Keith Murdiff.

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Dec 8th 2018, 9:30 AM

# workers rights

Union membership for soldiers should be considered, finds review

PDFORRA, which represents soldiers, sailors and aircrew has been campaigning for trade union rights.

9.2k

Oct 2nd 2018, 7:00 AM

# worker rights

Migrant fishermen working on Irish boats suffer exploitation and 'get average pay of €2.82'

One in four fishermen have experienced verbal or physical abuse, according to a new report.

11.3k

Dec 11th 2017, 7:53 AM

'Vulnerable, scared, overworked and underpaid': A day in the life of an Irish stable worker

A report into the pay and conditions of workers was published yesterday.

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Jul 26th 2017, 6:05 AM

# Exploitation

Illegal non-EU workers common in care work and catering industry

Problems associated with illegal work include poor working conditions and risks to fundamental worker’s rights, a new report has found.

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Jul 6th 2017, 6:05 AM

# Discrimination

HSE ordered to pay paramedic €52,000 after discrimination over care of daughter who has Down Syndrome

The WRC has ordered the HSE to pay the €52,000 in compensation to the man and provide him with a stable rostered position.

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May 11th 2017, 6:04 AM

# exploited

Worked for €2 an hour and forced to break the law - the plight of Ireland's au pairs

Camilla would routinely work 14 hour days for little money.

45.0k

Mar 5th 2017, 12:05 AM

# not your mother

VIDEO: There was a HUGE row in the Dáil last night

“I did not come in here to do what your mother should have done and put manners on you.”

57.9k

Jul 6th 2016, 9:28 AM

Factory workers in the US wear nappies as they can't take bathroom breaks

The revelation has come out in a report from Oxfam America.

46.3k

May 13th 2016, 7:14 AM

# Clerys

Retirement, new jobs and better laws: Clerys workers proud and positive after 'appalling' treatment

A review was announced today to try to stop a repeat of what happened to the 460 Clerys workers.

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Jan 14th 2016, 4:58 PM

# knowledge is power

How well do you know your employment rights?

Here’s everything you should know…

43.3k

Aug 30th 2015, 11:15 AM

# Fallout

'I gave 45 years to the store': After 11 weeks, former Clerys staff aren't going away

400 people lost their jobs overnight when the store closed suddenly.

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Aug 28th 2015, 3:20 PM

# au pairs in ireland

'If you said no to the children they would just scream and sometimes punch you'

Au pairs are working in up to 20,000 Irish homes – many working around the clock for not much pay.

47.3k

Jun 21st 2015, 10:05 PM

# not really lovin it

McDonald's workers protest "poverty wages" and demand $15/hour

“Out of the kitchens and into the streets.”

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May 21st 2015, 9:20 PM