Unions say Sleepover recommendation a major breakthrough
by Niall Shanahan
IMPACT has described the Labour Court recommendation, dealing with sleepover duty for residential care staff, as a major breakthrough. The recommendation, issued last week, calls for the recognition of sleepover duty as working time, requires all employers in the sector to comply with the Working Time act and sets the rate of pay for sleepover duty as not less than the minimum wage of €8.65 per hour. This is an increase of €3.27 on the existing hourly rate.
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IMPACT calls for private rent controls
by Niall Shanahan
IMPACT has demanded urgent Government intervention to stem increases in private rents. Speaking at a public meeting in Dublin last Saturday (20th September), IMPACT deputy general secretary Kevin Callinan said rapid and substantial rent increases were making housing unaffordable and, coupled with insecure private tenancy arrangements, were feeding a Dublin housing and homelessness crisis.
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Branches warn against property tax cut
by Bernard Harbor
IMPACT’s Dublin City branch and Municipal Employees division contacted Dublin City councillors last week to warn that cuts in the authority’s local property tax could hit services. In the event, Dublin City councillors voted for the maximum 15% reduction. The three other Dublin local authorities did the same.
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Unions lift lid on secret public service trade talks
by Niall Shanahan
A new report by global trade union federation Public Services International (PSI) has exposed highly secretive trade negotiations that could see further deregulation of international financial services and new threats to Irish public services.
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