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Covid-19 and your Rights as a Worker – UPDATED 5 June
Jun 05 2020, 15:11 UNITE
Frequently Asked Questions – UPDATED 05 June 2020 The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation continues to evolve and Unite will continue updating our advice as dictated by circumstances. The measures announced by the Government in March resulted in widespread business closures, layoffs … Continue reading →- Northern Ireland Executive must ensure Chancellor moves on June 10th furlough deadline currently blocking support to 500 Thompson Aero Seating workers UNITE Government intervention and investment for repurposing needed to preserve Aerospace jobs and skills as sharp downturn leads to empty order books Kieran Ellison, Unite Regional Officer for Thompson Aero Seating, expressed his union’s dismay at this afternoon’s announcement by Thompson …
- Unite writes to Executive Ministers to protest Economy Minister’s rush to reopen hospitalityindustry without effective infection control UNITE No confidence in role of tourism working group – abusiness cabal composed overwhelmingly of bosses butexcluding totallyhospitality workers – tooverseeworkplace safety Call for Northern Ireland to adopt ‘roving health and safety reps’ like Scotland and introduce limited …
- Hospitality bosses cannot be allowed to leverage jobs threat to force unsafe reopening UNITE Workers call for no erosion of two-metre social distancing in the workplace as vital Infection control precaution Opportunities for workforce up-skilling during COVID-shutdown must be explored as part of a new deal for hospitality workers Unite hospitality organiser Neil Moore … Continue …
- Belfast International Airport jobs threat runs directly counter to the intent ofthe government’s Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme UNITE Union that represents workers warns airport bosses that meaningful consultation cannot take place at this time and constitutes an abuse of furlough scheme Unite says application to the Tribunal for a protective award and individual unfair dismissal claims are likely … Continue reading →
- Unite Senior Officer critical of funding proposal from EU UNITE May 29th: Writing today on the publication of a new ICTU policy Document No Going Back: A New Deal towards a safe and secure future for all,Unite the Union RoI Senior Officer Brendan Ogle was critical of the EU Commission’srecovery … Continue reading →
- Half a century after pay equality act passed, average pay for women in Northern Ireland remains 10 percent lower than for men UNITE Occupations in which women still predominate such as Carers and Cleaners paid less and treated as lower skilled Taryn Trainor, Unite Regional Women’s & Equalities Officer reflected on the fact that today marks a half century since pay equality legislation … Continue reading →
- Time running out to saveNorthern Ireland airports at heart ofour regional economy, warns Unite UNITE More than two months on from the promised but yet to emerge government support for the UK’s beleaguered aviation industry, the UK’s leading aviation union is warning that without urgent actionregional economies willtake a big hit destroying the Prime Minster’s … Continue …
- Northern Ireland Executive must bring forward ambitious industrial programme to secure vital manufacturing skillsbase UNITE Northern Ireland’s industrial sector highly exposed to global shocks from Covid-19 pandemic Investment needed now to secure ‘at risk’ skills base if Northern Ireland is to seize opportunities for future growth Jackie Pollock, RegionalSecretary for Unite, called on the Ministers …