Industrial relations agencies annoyed at being kept in dark on collective bargaining plan
Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission only found out on the day of strategy’s unveiling
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu)
Minimum wage to rise to €14.15 and auto-enrolment pension scheme to begin on January 1st
Auto-enrolment scheme automatically applies to those aged 23-60 earning more than €20,000 a year
Calleary blocks employers looking to sidestep pension auto-enrolment for their workers
Minister for Social Protection sets minimum contribution for occupational pension schemes to counter perceived abuse of scheme loophole
Ictu advises private sector affiliates to pursue pay claims of up to 6% next year
Congress says workers are entitled to seek pay increases to help them keep up with high cost of living
Minister promises urgent action to stop employers forcing staff into inferior pension schemes
Department of Social Protection says rogue employers are trying to undermine new State workplace pension scheme
ECJ ruling that EU Adequate Minimum Wage directive is valid welcomed by unions
Court found that the EU had exceeded its powers in two specific areas of the directive but upheld the validity of a majority of its provisions
Trade union group spurns requests to endorse Catherine Connolly for president
Ictu leadership opts to stay out of election despite appeal from Siptu and Mandate to back left-wing candidate
Delay to living wage to cost lowest paid workers €600 each next year, says trade union
Increase in minimum wage was 30 cent lower than it should have been, says Ictu
Career Siptu official John King set to become union’s general secretary
John King holds senior role on Ictu public services committee and was key figure in pay deals for sector
How to talk openly about your mental health in the modern workplace
Employee assistance programmes are becoming more popular because they represent win-win measures for workers and companies
Retirement age remains bone of contention at WRC and Labour Court ahead of legislation
Complaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscape
Moves to revive referendum on joining EU patent court as business groups contacted on timing
Vote was deferred last year after defeat of proposed family and care constitutional amendments
Ireland fined €1.54m for delay in writing EU work-life balance directive into law
Ictu says Ireland has tended to be bad at transposing directives into Irish law but officials say we are currently ranked second best
‘Economic vandalism’: Unions condemn plan to cut VAT for hospitality sector
Ictu says sector is growing not struggling after Peter Burke earlier said cut was aimed at keeping it ‘sustainable’
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