Newsletter - IMPACT members' e-bulletin - Monday 19th September 2016

Ireland is unlikely to ever get a high quality and environmentally responsible water infrastructure if the Government reverts to funding the service solely from general taxation, according to IMPACT.

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Pregnancy and Employment: A Review of the Law
by Lughan Deane

As women’s participation in the labour market increases, pregnancy is becoming an ever-more common feature of the Irish workplace.

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Local Government division prepares to ballot on staffless libraries
by Martina O’Leary

IMPACT’s Local Government divisional executive committee (DEC) has advised branches representing library staff that members will be balloted on the issue of staffless libraries in the near future. The division has advised that branches should not engage in local negotiations on the matter and should continue the policy of non-cooperation with the proposal to introduce staffless libraries.

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Civil Servants to benefit from full pay for Paternity Leave
by Martina O'Leary

Civil Service employers have agreed that any new parent who qualifies for two weeks' paternity leave will receive full pay for the duration of their leave. The new measures take effect from 1st Sept 2016.

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Trevor O’Neill memorial fund
by Martina O’Leary

Trevor O'Neill.

We reported in our last e-bulletin on the tragic death of Trevor O’Neill, who was a member of the union’s Municipal Employees branch. Trevor worked as an assistant inspector in the main drainage department of Dublin City council.

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