Newsletter - IMPACT members' e-bulletin - Friday 25th April 2014 Issue 18

Workers rights and union consultation will be protected under a new protocol governing the operations of the Office of Government Procurement, which was established to implement a single procurement approach among public service and non-commercial semi-state bodies.

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Education admin key to new boards

Administrative staff will play a crucial role in supporting service delivery in new education and training boards (ETBs), according to SOLAS executive director Fiona Hartley. Speaking at IMPACT’s education conference last week, the former head of Wicklow VEC said she “could not speak highly enough” of admin staff, many of whom worked “far above their grade.”

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IMPACT opens new offices in Sligo and Limerick

Opening the new Limerick office. Left to right: IMPACT president Kevin O’Malley, Geraldine McCarthy of the Limerick Health branch, local official Andy Pike and general secretary Shay Cody. Photo by Kieran Clancy.

IMPACT’s new Limerick office will be officially opened in Roxborough Road in the city centre today. The new office will provide significant new resources for IMPACT members in the mid-west, with training facilities for up to 120 people in five training and meeting rooms. It is expected that the facilities will also be used by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and other unions for training and meetings.

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Varadkar responds on airline boss’s salary

Transport minister Leo Varadkar is to consult with his ministerial colleagues on whether the Government should challenge the remuneration package of Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller.

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High street brands fail on living wage

Only four of Ireland’s top clothing brands can show they’re taking steps to ensure the people who make their products earn enough to meet their basic living needs. A survey of 39 high street clothing retailers, conducted by the Clean Clothes Campaign Ireland, shows the vast majority are failing to live up to promises that garment workers in the developing world are paid a wage they can live on.

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