Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
Sunday 20 September 2020
Alan Kelly TD said we can’t have a situation where workers are going into meat plants having taken paracetamol or Calpol to hide their temperature.
Nearly 1,500 confirmed cases have been linked to 28 meat factory outbreaks.
Carroll Cuisine said all of its factory based employees were tested and received a negative result for Covid-19.
Three other meat factories in Kildare, which is also under regional Covid restrictions, have temporarily closed.
Siptu said it is possible some workers have symptoms but are not getting testing over a fear of losing income.
The restrictions were announced in Guetersloh and neighbouring Warendorf in western Germany.
Last night it emerged that 828 workers have been diagnosed across the country.
The figures emerged during a briefing from health officials this evening.
Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Increasing amounts of sun
Max: 14 °C
Min: 11 °C
Mostly sunny
Max: 16 °C
Min: 8 °C
Some sun; fog early in the day
Max: 20 °C
Min: 12 °C
