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# workers-rights - Friday 17 May, 2019
Man awarded €5,000 after job interviewer greeted him with 'so, you're Deaf?'
The branch manager asked the man, who had years of experience in a similar role, how he would manage to do the warehouse job safely.
# workers-rights - Thursday 21 February, 2019
Poll: Should employers be banned from keeping workers tips?
Yesterday, a bill to give workers a legal right to their tips passed Committee stage with all-party support.
# workers-rights - Saturday 8 December, 2018
16 years of precarious work in English language schools caused me to develop anxiety
I felt anxious, alienated and depressed. Irish workers must unite to resist the creeping casualisation of work, writes Keith Murdiff.
# workers-rights - Tuesday 2 October, 2018
Union membership for soldiers should be considered, finds review
PDFORRA, which represents soldiers, sailors and aircrew has been campaigning for trade union rights.
# workers-rights - Monday 11 December, 2017
Migrant fishermen working on Irish boats suffer exploitation and 'get average pay of €2.82'
One in four fishermen have experienced verbal or physical abuse, according to a new report.
# workers-rights - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
'Vulnerable, scared, overworked and underpaid': A day in the life of an Irish stable worker
A report into the pay and conditions of workers was published yesterday.
# workers-rights - Thursday 6 July, 2017
Illegal non-EU workers common in care work and catering industry
Problems associated with illegal work include poor working conditions and risks to fundamental worker’s rights, a new report has found.
# workers-rights - Thursday 11 May, 2017
HSE ordered to pay paramedic €52,000 after discrimination over care of daughter who has Down Syndrome
The WRC has ordered the HSE to pay the €52,000 in compensation to the man and provide him with a stable rostered position.
# workers-rights - Sunday 5 March, 2017
Worked for €2 an hour and forced to break the law - the plight of Ireland's au pairs
Camilla would routinely work 14 hour days for little money.
# workers-rights - Wednesday 6 July, 2016
VIDEO: There was a HUGE row in the Dáil last night
“I did not come in here to do what your mother should have done and put manners on you.”
# workers-rights - Friday 13 May, 2016
Factory workers in the US wear nappies as they can't take bathroom breaks
The revelation has come out in a report from Oxfam America.
# workers-rights - Thursday 14 January, 2016
Retirement, new jobs and better laws: Clerys workers proud and positive after 'appalling' treatment
A review was announced today to try to stop a repeat of what happened to the 460 Clerys workers.
# workers-rights - Sunday 30 August, 2015
How well do you know your employment rights?
Here’s everything you should know…
# workers-rights - Friday 28 August, 2015
'I gave 45 years to the store': After 11 weeks, former Clerys staff aren't going away
400 people lost their jobs overnight when the store closed suddenly.
# workers-rights - Sunday 21 June, 2015
'If you said no to the children they would just scream and sometimes punch you'
Au pairs are working in up to 20,000 Irish homes – many working around the clock for not much pay.
# workers-rights - Thursday 21 May, 2015
McDonald's workers protest "poverty wages" and demand $15/hour
“Out of the kitchens and into the streets.”
# workers-rights - Tuesday 12 May, 2015
Dunnes Stores agrees to pay rise but workers say that's not good enough
The big sticking point is the fact that three quarters of staff are on part-time flexible contracts.
# workers-rights - Friday 17 April, 2015
"If you were loyal to the company, your pregnancy would not be an issue”
Agnieszka Sobczyk has been awarded €10,000 in compensation after being fired.
# workers-rights - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
Talks between Siptu and Greyhound break down at the LRC
The talks talks have adjourned and there is no date set for them to resume.
# workers-rights - Monday 25 August, 2014
Dunnes Stores workers' case set for the Labour Court
This comes after continued refusal from the retailer to engage with trade union representatives.
# workers-rights - Friday 22 August, 2014
Woman sacked for cursing and flirting at work fights back - gets €12,500
Refuse company Oxigen didn’t like Janet Mooney’s “colourful language”.
# workers-rights - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
Paris Bakery workers end sit-in as Revenue comes to the rescue
The workers staged a sit-in at the premises for 19 days in total.
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Poll: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin went head-to-head in the first live televised election debate last night where a range of issues from healthcare to housing were discussed.
One moment that set people talking was towards the end of the debate when presenter Pat Kenny asked each of the candidates if they have ever used illegal drugs.
While Martin instantly replied that he has never taken illegal drugs, Varadkar said he already answered this question in an interview several years ago. After he was pressed for an answer from Kenny and Martin, Varadkar admitted he had used illegal drugs but said it was “obviously a long time ago.”
Speaking on the Tonight Show after the debate, Fr Peter McVerry dismissed it as a pointless question, adding that only people buying drugs regularly should have to account for their moral decision.
It is clear that a wider debate is to be had around personal drug use and how much of this should be shared by those running for elected office.
So today we’re asking you: Is it fair to ask politicians about their own personal drug use?
Poll Results:
Yes (7273)
No (5051)
I'm not sure (575)
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Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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