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Talks on Irish Rail dispute continue
Justice for Clerys Workers Solidarity Concert with Christy Moore
Christy Moore performs at Clerys solidarity concert in Liberty Hall
Jack O’Connor Presidential speech to Conference
SIPTU President announces union campaign for decent work
SIPTU delegates at Conference
Call for an urgent and wide-ranging fire safety audit of properties
SIPTU security guard members to conduct industrial action at Shell terminal in County Mayo
Failure to end VAT break for non-compliant hospitality sector
Extract from President Michael D Higgins keynote address to Irish Labour History Society Conference
SIPTU agrees deal to bring Dublin Fire Brigade numbers up to safe level
SIPTU Youth - Why Trade Unions Matter
SIPTU calls on Roscommon Leisure Centre board to engage with WRC
Seminar on Brexit
School Bus Driver Representative Retires
SIPTU Radiographers and Radiation Therapists are ready for State Registration
SIPTU Community supporting 72 hour vigil by people with disabilities
Signed Limited Edition Print of James Connolly by Jim Fitzpatrick
SIPTU graduates from the ICTU/UCC Diploma in Adult Learning and Development
BNM unions express disappointment at end of harvesting of peat for energy
Annual Mass for Deceased Members
SIPTU members vote to accept new agreement with Brinks Ireland
Fairshop
Carrickmines tragedy must never be repeated
Budget is mix of positive measures and missed opportunities
The National Living Wage and Alternative Enforcement
2015 European Week for Safety and Health at Work
Palestinian call for protection
Supporting Quality
JLT Home Insurance
One Direct - Car Insurance
Travel Insurance
Taxback
Young Workers Network
SIPTU Basic English Scheme
Larkin Credit Union
Fair Hotel
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Failure to end VAT break for non-compliant hospitality sector
The failure of the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, in Budget 2016 to end the preferential VAT rate enjoyed by the hotel and restaurant sector, which includes many businesses exploiting low paid workers has been condemned by SIPTU.

SIPTU Services Division Organiser, Ethel Buckley, said: “The cost in lost revenue to the State of the reduction of the VAT rate in the sector from 12.5% to 9% introduced in 2011 has been €1.4 billion.

“This cost has been met directly by workers. The private sector pension levy was also introduced in Budget 2011, and the finances it generated were used to offset the cost of the tourism and hospitality subsidy.”

She added: “Despite steady growth and increased revenues, employers in the hospitality sector are continuing to veto the Joint Labour Committee (JLC) process established by the State in January 2014 for agreeing statutory minimum wages and conditions for workers in the sector.  

“The continuing hostility and lack of engagement from employers in this regard is totally incompatible with the maintenance of State subsidies.”
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