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Group calls on Minister to widen scheme for undocumented workers

Plans to regularise status may see thousands of migrants and their children excluded

Government wants remote working to become ‘permanent fixture’ as workplaces prepare to reopen

Phased return to the office to begin on Monday as Covid restrictions eased

Unions urge Taoiseach not to reduce PUP levels

Ictu says current rates should remain in sectors which are still not open

Ictu says State must use primary legislation to set out workers’ employment status

Unions claim move to publish updated code of practice ‘wholly inadequate’ to tackle misclassifying of workers as self-employed

Government to offer interest-free loans to firms struggling to pay redundancy

Taoiseach promises ‘bespoke approach’ for calculation of redundancy for workers

Remote working likely a ‘win-win’ for workers and rural areas – unions

Any bid to use changed arrangements to push return to piecework ‘will be vigorously resisted’

What happens next on Climate Bill in build-up to Ireland’s first carbon budget?

Government has approved the appointment of three new members to the Climate Change Advisory Council

Meat processing sector’s viability falling even pre-Covid, Ictu says

Meat processors’ and Government policy has taken a ‘low-road’ approach in recent years

Government’s remote working plan hailed as ‘ambitious vision’ but caution urged

Reaction: Unions say workers’ rights must be strengthened, while Ibec calls for ‘balance’

PUP will be paid to workers laid off in coming days

Workers urged to apply online for Pandemic Unemployment Payment as soon as possible

Brexit: Businesses face potential ‘chaos’ given uncertainty

TDs told lack of detail on what will happen is leaving firms ‘preparing for the unknown’

Government urged to establish new social dialogue structure

Unions say they have no interest in centralised pay bargaining system

Pay hike for 120,000 workers as minimum wage to rise by 10 cent per hour

New hourly rate set at €10.20 will begin in January after decision by the Cabinet

Workers in State-funded health agencies to ballot for industrial action over pay

Unions suggest focus of any action may be on Cork to put pressure on Taoiseach

Low Pay Commission formally recommends 10c rise in national minimum wage

Letter sent to Government after unions withdrew from the commission

Unions quit Low Pay Commission over proposed minimum wage increase

Ictu not prepared to sign up to a proposed increase of 10 cent per hour in rate

Construction workers vote for industrial action over 2.7% pay increase

Unions say workers worked hard to keep sites open, and pay rise is ‘least they deserve’

There should be a threshold of dignity for Debenhams workers

The State must legislate to protect the Debenhams workers and all workers to ensure the agreements they negotiate can and will be honoured

Overseas meat plant workers ‘cheated out of social security rights’

Problems aggravated by ‘unscrupulous practices’ of some agencies, Covid-19 committee told

Coronavirus: Unions call for unannounced inspections of meat plants

HSA should shut down meat processing facilities where appropriate, groups say

Union urges more protection and choice in working from home

Workers cannot be asked to bear extra costs of remote working, Ictu warns

Ictu warns Varadkar of ‘consequences’ for construction workers

Union urges Government to appeal High Court ruling on employment legislation

IFA says Micheál Martin should concentrate on CAP budget and Brexit

Martin’s election as Taoiseach marked by policy prescriptions from interest groups

Activists, trade union leaders and employers welcome government agreement

Groups call for major investment in the economy and delivery on climate promises

Government must axe Covid quarantine next week – aviation taskforce

Report says 14-day isolation period makes business and other travel hard

Sick pay: Private sector workers getting ill have long faced a steep drop in income

Despite Covid-19 lesson, social protection for illness is low by European standards

Coronavirus: Ictu warns against sudden withdrawal of pandemic supports

Trade union says there can be ‘no going back’ to economic and social situation prior to crisis

New Covid safety measures could increase cost of National Children’s Hospital by 40%

Construction industry suggests cost of house could rise by up to €15,000

Women made unemployed after maternity leave due to denial of wage subsidy - unions

Ictu says it is ‘not tenable’ that women returning from maternity leave treated differently to other workers

Employers have ‘absolute duty’ to stick to new pandemic protocols

Return to Work Safety Protocol critical to reopening businesses shortly amid Covid-19

New return to work rules will see no handshaking or sharing of cups

HSA inspectors will be able to shut down non-compliant workplaces

Coalition of firms and unions calls for regularisation of undocumented workers

Open letter to FG and FF highlights importance of those who are undocumented, many of whom are in frontline sectors

Construction unions split over decision to allow sites to remain open

Stoppage of all but essential projects ‘inevitable’, Unite says

Covid-19 financial measures will help economy bounce back, says Ibec

Trade unions also welcome €3.7 billion package

Trade unions seek ‘ambitious’ scheme to subside salaries of laid off workers

Mandate says €203 Covid-19 payment falls far short of what is required to sustain most families

Failure to solve housing crisis would see FG and FF ‘massacred’, McVerry warns

Housing conference told PPPs ‘high risk strategies’ when it comes to delivering homes

Coronavirus sick pay scheme will see affected receive €305 per week

New income support plan will cost €2.4bn, with payments available to self-employed

Pay for workers who self-isolate to be examined by Government officials

Unions,employers meet Government about coronavirus arrangements

Workers absent due to coronavirus may not have legal right to pay

Unions seek code of practice as transport staff call for special leave for those affected

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