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Care services funding model lacks credibility and is ‘out of date’ – IMPACT
Dublin Fire Brigade IMPACT members ballot for industrial action
LRC proposes temporary return to incremental pay at Irish Water
Nevin Institute calls for strategic investment over tax cuts
Muno lab aides serve notice of action on DIT
On the cusp of revolution – 1915 conference
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New report reveals poor treatment of migrant home care workers in Ireland
Homelessness crisis deepens as figures rise
Concerns raised over UK anti-union legislation
IMPACT member Mary Tracey walks the Camino for the RISE foundation
Equality Seminar – ‘The Evolution of Equality’
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Care services funding model lacks credibility and is ‘out of date’ – IMPACT
by Niall Shanahan
 
(R to L): National secretary Louise O'Donnell, Joe O'Connor, Tony Martin, Dr Chris McInerney and Ellen O'Malley Dunlop of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre at Tuesday's launch.
(R to L): National secretary Louise O'Donnell, Joe O'Connor, Tony Martin, Dr Chris McInerney and Ellen O'Malley Dunlop of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre at Tuesday's launch.

IMPACT has said that the existing statutory funding structures – for organisations delivering care services in the community and voluntary sector – lack credibility and are out of date.

IMPACT said that state funding for these organisations, known as ‘Section 39’ funded agencies, need to be restored in order to ensure the sustainability of care services to people who are homeless, older people in care, people with disabilities, young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and those dealing with drug and addiction issues. The union also said that the terms and conditions of staff in Section 39 agencies should be moved onto terms comparable with their public service counterparts.

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Dublin Fire Brigade IMPACT members ballot for industrial action
by Niall Shanahan
 

IMPACT members at Dublin Fire Brigade have commenced a ballot for industrial action over what they describe as management’s ongoing failure to maintain the number of firefighters sufficient to ensure their safety.

It’s estimated that Dublin Fire Brigade is currently 70 firefighters below the full complement of 963, with upcoming retirements expected to create a deficit of 120 firefighters by June 2016. IMPACT and Siptu have said that many firefighters are working unsustainable levels of overtime because of the current staff shortage. Siptu members have served notice of industrial action on the same issue, which is due to commence on Monday 5th October.

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LRC proposes temporary return to incremental pay at Irish Water
PSI welcomes EU Parliament vote on Right2Water citizens' initiative
by Niall Shanahan
 

LRC proposals issued last week have introduced an increment-based pay model at Irish Water on a temporary basis. Pay-related awards (PRAs) were suspended by Irish Water last year following a much publicised controversy that the pay model amounted to a ‘bonus culture’ at the water utility.

IMPACT assistant general secretary Johnny Fox explained, “Irish Water operates a pay and reward structure which moved away from the more traditional increment-based pay model to a market and performance based model.
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Nevin Institute calls for strategic investment over tax cuts
by Niall Shanahan
 
Tom Healy, Director, Nevin Economic Research Institute.
Tom Healy, Director, Nevin Economic Research Institute.

In its latest Quarterly Economic Observer the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI) has said the best way to sustain Ireland’s growth in productivity over the long-term is to invest in education and skills, infrastructure and new technologies.

NERI reports that the Republic’s was the fastest growing economy in the EU in the first half of 2015, with indications of strong growth for the rest of the year. The Institute has urged the government to reconsider its plans to cut the overall level of taxes in Budget 2016 and to take a more strategic and long-term approach to growing the economy.
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Muno lab aides serve notice of action on DIT
by Niall Shanahan

IMPACT has served notice of limited industrial action by laboratory aides on the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) in a dispute over the implementation of a binding Labour Court recommendation. The recommendation was made under the dispute resolution provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement.

The action is set to commence on Monday 12th October. The union served a longer notice in order to minimise disruption to students in the early part of the academic year.
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On the cusp of revolution – 1915 conference
by Martina O'Leary
The lives and struggles of workers in Ireland in 1915, on the cusp of the revolutionary year, is the theme of the Irish Labour History Society’s annual conference whichis taking place at the Liberty Hall Theatre between the 9th and 11th of October. The conference is being held iIn association with the Irish Labour History Museum and Archives, Ireland Women's History Association, SIPTU and the Young Workers Network.
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