New whistleblower protections become law
by Bernard Harbor
A long-standing IMPACT campaign to win strong protections for workplace whistleblowers will soon come to fruition when the Protected Disclosures Bill becomes law. The Bill had completed the Oireachtas process and was awaiting the President’s signature as this bulletin went to press.
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South Dublin action ends
by Niall Shanahan
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Industrial action by IMPACT members at South Dublin County Council has ended following the union’s acceptance of Labour Relations Commission proposals to resolve the dispute over management’s unilateral withdrawal of acting payments. A second one-day strike, planned for yesterday (Thursday) was also avoided.
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Three-quarters of HRA savings delivered
by Bernard Harbor
The Haddington Road agreement has already delivered over 75% of the €1 billion savings required, even though the deal still has almost two years to run. New figures outlined in a Dáil answer this week revealed that €762 million of savings had already been made or “incorporated into the budgetary arithmetic” in 2013 and 2014.
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Your verdict on IMPACT’s website
by Niall Shanahan
The design, content and usability of the IMPACT website are rated highly according to a recent survey of members. More than 1,100 members responded to the April survey, with a combined total of almost 88% describing the website’s content as ‘very useful’ or ‘quite useful’.
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