Newsletter - IMACT members' e-bulletin - Friday 27th March 2015 Issue 40

Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) represented by IMPACT have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over the issue of the reduction of working hours and the fragmentation of SNA posts. IMPACT, which represents approximately 6,000 SNAs nationwide, said the problem of reduced hours means that individual SNAs have been reduced to as little as 10 hours of work spread over a full working week.

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IMPACT supports striking Dunnes Stores workers
by Niall Shanahan

IMPACT’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) has pledged its full support to the strike next Thursday (2^nd April) by workers in Dunnes Stores. At a meeting of the CEC yesterday (Thursday), members of the executive voiced their support, and called on IMPACT members to support the campaign for decent work by Dunnes Stores workers.

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Final chance to take part in President Higgins’ Ethics Initiative
by Helena Clarke

We are in the final days of the Ethics Initiative, which will come to an end on Tuesday 31^st March.

There are a number of ways you can still take part, all of which involve answering the question ‘What does an ethical workplace mean to you?’

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Strong growth forecast but high numbers still on low pay - Nevin Institute
by Helena Clarke

The Nevin Economic Research Institute has released its Quarterly Economic Observer for Spring 2015. It outlines latest expectations for the economic outlook in Ireland and provides a profile of earnings distribution and low pay.

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45% of firms plan pay rise this year
by Helena Clarke

The results of a joint private sector pay survey carried out by Industrial Relations News (IRN) and CIPD (the professional body for HR professionals) was presented at the IRN annual conference earlier this month.

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