Forsa: Many school secretaries, caretakers on minimum wage
A north west member of the public service union Forsa says there are school secretaries and caretakers in the region who have been on the minimum wage for years. Frank Considine, a secretary in St Clare’s National School in Manorhamilton, was speaking as up to 1,000 school secretaries throughout the…
further disruptions for local schools in January
School secretaries represented by the Fórsa trade union are to recommence industrial action following recent discussions at the Workplace Relations Commission . The union’s School Secretary branch executive has approved a proposal to hold a national one day strike on Friday 10th January 2020. This action will be followed by…
Primary School ordered to pay over €93,000 in compensation as a teacher was discriminated against
A Primary School in Sligo has been ordered to pay a deputy principal nearly €94,000 in compensation after it discriminated against her because of gender in a contest for a school principal’s post. In the case which went before the Workplace Relations Commission the Board of Management of Scoil Mhuire…
WRC to open new office in Sligo this morning
The Workplace Relations Commission is expanding its service in the North West. The launch of its new office at the Finisklin Industrial estate in Sligo will take place this morning. (Monday). The WRC is an independent statutory body which is made up of a number of different groups that merged…
Bus Eireann talks resume at WRC
It’s the 14th day in a row of no services for Bus Eireann commuters. Talks at the WRC broke up overnight without a deal on cuts – management and unions will be back round the table today. (09.30AM) Drivers have refused to call off their strike during the discussions. Workers…