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Government attitude to workplace progress laid bare by potential EU fines
EU fines could be imposed for delay in introducing work life balance legislation. Workers left to bear brunt of legal limbo. Are high office vacancy rates in Dublin causing Government to back off remote and flexible work rights? Labour …
This cannot be a hollowing out of RTÉ
Labour media, arts and workers’ right spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has urged Government intervention to prevent the hollowing out of RTÉ. Senator Sherlock said: “What has been published today should send alarm bells ringing in …
Scale of potential redundancies at RTE shocking
Labour spokesperson on arts and media Marie Sherlock has expressed her shock at the potential scale of workforce reductions to be announced by RTÉ. Senator Sherlock said: “While we await to get a full picture of the RTÉ plan tomorrow, …
Young Workers deserve equal pay for equal work.
Time for Low Pay Commission to recommend end of sub minima rates Labour's Workers’ Rights Spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has welcomed new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute on young worker pay levels. However, …
HSE budget deficit knocks any hope for staff shortages in mental health
Only 36% of the clinical roles in Dublin’s north inner city filled Labour’s Senator Marie Sherlock said the €2.5bn funding shortfall for the HSE in 2024 means that we can have no confidence that very serious staffing shortfalls in …
We need Menstrual and Menopause Supports in All Workplaces
We need to Stop the Stigma Labour’s Workers’ Rights spokesperson, Senator Marie Sherlock, has today joined the Trade Union call for menstrual and menopause support in all workplaces, called ‘stop the stigma’. The aim of the …
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