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Study shows ‘alarming levels’ of precarious employment within higher education

Some 65% of precarious staff working unpaid hours are female, compared with 53% of permanent staff, according to the Irish Federation of University Teachers survey

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Proposed law on access to remote working 'effectively useless'

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Irish Examiner view: Changes and challenges for workers

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Sick pay is finally on the mend

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Q&A: Will new sick pay entitlement make workers feel a little better?

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Debenhams worker who stood on picket lines during pregnancy prepares to give birth

Apple in hot water over student workers at major iPhone supplier in Taiwan

Taipei-based company was found to have committed labour violations related to its student workers’ programme at factories in China.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020

'High levels of exploitation' of undocumented migrants in Ireland

Findings from a new MRCI survey found that over 75% of the 1000 undocumented migrants asked have lived here for over five years, with 70% aged between 24 and 44 years old

Thu, 15 Oct, 2020

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SIPTU 'disappointed' that Meat Industry Ireland refused to engage in sick pay and pension provisions

The meat plant lobby says it won't engage with the main trade union in the sector on striking a deal for sick pay terms for workers.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2020

UN special rapporteurs claim exploitation of migrant workers has risen in fishing industry

Justice minister Charlie Flanagan is taking "very seriously" allegations by UN special rapporteurs about the exploitation of non-EU fishermen working in Ireland.

Tue, 19 Feb, 2019

Ní Riada encourages businesses to recognise need for trade unions

Presidential candidate Liadh Ní Riada is encouraging businesses to recognise the need for workers to be represented by trade unions.

Sat, 29 Sep, 2018

Protecting workers’ rights - Law aims to to challenge exploitation

It is comfortingly accepted that the First World War ended the age of deference. Democracy and social equity replaced beliefs that allowed monarchs to command armies through nothing more than birthright.

Fri, 08 Dec, 2017

Workers’ rights are once again under the spotlight

Structural reforms to industrial relations disputes have tried to restore a sense of informality but resistance to change is being led by the legal profession, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

Hundreds attend Clerys rally

Hundreds of people have attended a rally in support of former workers at Clerys in Dublin.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2015

SIPTU wants IAG to commit to no redundancies

SIPTU, the union which represents half of the workforce at Aer Lingus, has said that it will "vigorously oppose" the airline's takeover, unless IAG provides commitments that it will not seek redundancies.

Tue, 26 May, 2015

Vegetable growers for UK shops ‘cheated out of pay’

Britain’s major supermarkets are investigating allegations that workers who grow the salads and winter vegetables they sell are routinely mistreated and cheated out of pay.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2015

workers rights

Study shows ‘alarming levels’ of precarious employment within higher education

Proposed law on access to remote working 'effectively useless'

Irish Examiner view: Changes and challenges for workers

Sick pay is finally on the mend

Q&A: Will new sick pay entitlement make workers feel a little better?

Debenhams worker who stood on picket lines during pregnancy prepares to give birth

Apple in hot water over student workers at major iPhone supplier in Taiwan

'High levels of exploitation' of undocumented migrants in Ireland

SIPTU 'disappointed' that Meat Industry Ireland refused to engage in sick pay and pension provisions

UN special rapporteurs claim exploitation of migrant workers has risen in fishing industry

Ní Riada encourages businesses to recognise need for trade unions

Protecting workers’ rights - Law aims to to challenge exploitation

Workers’ rights are once again under the spotlight

Hundreds attend Clerys rally

SIPTU wants IAG to commit to no redundancies

Vegetable growers for UK shops ‘cheated out of pay’

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Mick Clifford

workers rights

Study shows ‘alarming levels’ of precarious employment within higher education

Proposed law on access to remote working 'effectively useless'

Irish Examiner view: Changes and challenges for workers

Sick pay is finally on the mend

Q&A: Will new sick pay entitlement make workers feel a little better?

Debenhams worker who stood on picket lines during pregnancy prepares to give birth

Apple in hot water over student workers at major iPhone supplier in Taiwan

'High levels of exploitation' of undocumented migrants in Ireland

SIPTU 'disappointed' that Meat Industry Ireland refused to engage in sick pay and pension provisions

UN special rapporteurs claim exploitation of migrant workers has risen in fishing industry

Ní Riada encourages businesses to recognise need for trade unions

Protecting workers’ rights - Law aims to to challenge exploitation

Workers’ rights are once again under the spotlight

Hundreds attend Clerys rally

SIPTU wants IAG to commit to no redundancies

Vegetable growers for UK shops ‘cheated out of pay’

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Mick Clifford

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