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IMPACT members' benefits - confidential counselling helpline
IMPACT report says JobBridge programme needs to be dissolved
Sligo County Council accepts Labour Court finding on fixed travel allowance
IMPACT gets active as marriage equality campaign moves up a gear
Sligo County Council members back industrial action over compulsory redeployment
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Education conference news roundup
Talks due on SNA fragmentation
TTIP would be a blow to democracy
IMPACT raises concerns about assault related injuries in schools
Revolution on the streets of Limerick
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IMPACT report says JobBridge programme needs to be dissolved
Report says targeted programmes are needed
by Helena Clarke
 
IMPACT has launched a specially commissioned report on the JobBridge internship scheme which says that the ‘one size fits all’ programme needs to be dissolved. The report calls for targeted programmes, aimed at distinct groups with varied labour market integration needs. These include programmes targeting young unemployed early school leavers, graduates, and those experiencing long-term unemployment.
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Sligo County Council accepts Labour Court finding on fixed travel allowance
by Niall Shanahan
 
The Labour Court has recommended the restoration of a fixed sum travel allowance at Sligo County Council on the basis that the allowance was abolished without exhausting agreed dispute resolution procedures. The Labour Court hearing took place in March, and Sligo County Council has accepted the recommendation, which requires the allowance to be restored from the date of its abolition.
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IMPACT gets active as marriage equality campaign moves up a gear
by Keivan Jackson
 

In advance of the marriage equality referendum on 22nd May, a number of #VoteWithUs videos have been launched by IMPACT.

Calling for a ‘YES’ vote, IMPACT general secretary Shay Cody highlights the injustice of excluding the LGBT community from marriage equality. He is joined by a number of IMPACT activists and staff members explaining their support for the campaign.
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Sligo County Council members back industrial action over compulsory redeployment
by Niall Shanahan
 
Richy Carrothers, Assistant General Secretary.
Richy Carrothers, Assistant General Secretary.

IMPACT members working at Sligo County Council have voted in favour of industrial action in response to management proposals to impose compulsory redeployments on workers at the local authority.

The ballot result, released on Tuesday, saw 78% of those balloted vote in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action, if management attempts to impose compulsory redeployment.

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