SIPTU President welcomes new legislation on collective bargaining
Draft legislation on collective bargaining, published by the Government on Friday, 8th May, has been welcomed by SIPTU President, Jack O’Connor, as “an important and long awaited development”. The legislation will improve the rights of workers seeking to negotiate collectively with employers through their unions to secure improvements in pay and conditions when an employer refuses to engage in collective bargaining. The collective bargaining legislation will allow for the Labour Court to make a determination in a dispute which can then be enforced by way of a Circuit Court order. The bill also reinstates the Registered Employment Agreement infrastructure which sets pay and conditions for workers in low paid sectors of the economy. It also contains measures to prevent workers from being victimised through dismissal - specifically the right to seek injunctive relief prior to any attempted dismissal taking place.
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