Newsletter - IMPACT members' e-bulletin - Friday 29th August 2014 Issue 26

IMPACT’s Communications Unit has sent all TDs and senators a briefing on the reasons behind the gap in average earnings in the public and private sectors. The union moved after business and media groups presented new CSO earnings figures as evidence that public service pay restoration was not justified.

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Union urges pay recovery as earnings fall
by Bernard Harbor

IMPACT has said new CSO figures, which show earnings have fallen in both the public and private sectors despite rising growth and employment, underline the need for pay increases in all sectors of the economy.

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Whistleblowing guidelines published
by Bernard Harbor

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has produced a set of guidelines to help unions agree whistleblowing procedures with employers following the enactment of stronger protections under the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014. All public bodies are now required to publish guidelines about how they will deal with protected disclosures.

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Low pay law promised
by Niall Shanahan

Legislation is being drafted to create a new legal framework to replace the Registered Employment Agreement (REA) system. The REAs used to set wage rates and other employment conditions in low paid sectors like retail and hospitality until they were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court last year.

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Limerick honours International Brigade locals
by Niall Shanahan

The Limerick International Brigades Memorial Trust is to host a cultural festival, called Even the Olives Were Bleeding, from Friday 12^th September. It will commemorate the six Limerick men who fought with the XV International Brigades during the 1936-1939 Spanish civil war.

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