Workplace relations framework to be examined

A new group has been convened to 'look closely' at collective bargaining framework, Leo Varadkar has announced

Employment Minister Leo Varadkar said the review was designed to 'look closely' at the bargaining framework. File picture: Julien Behal Photography

A high-level group will be convened to review the industrial relations and collective bargaining landscape in Ireland, the Government has announced.

Tánaiste and Employment Minister Leo Varadkar brought a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday, asking that the group be set up under the auspices of the Labour Employer Economic Forum.