News – The Labour Party Workers who have already experienced a drop in wages and unemployment now face a double hit with TWSS and PUP tax bills. Scrapping Covid-19 related tax bills would provide vital household stimulus for those who need it most. Money allocated to doomed Staycation Subsidy Scheme and unused Covid Loan scheme…

News – The Labour Party Schools getting email at 8pm on a Friday evening no way to do business. Safety concerns and childcare needs for SNAs and teachers must be addressed. Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticised the approach of the Minister and her Department of sending out emails at 8pm on a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for the registration fee for nurses and midwives to be waived for 2021. Deputy Kelly said: “Nurses and midwives have been under an unprecedented amount of pressure since January 2020, from record overcrowding in our hospitals in the early parts…

News – The Labour Party Failure to make face coverings mandatory puts health and safety of staff at risk. No action on face coverings for Banks, Credit Unions and An Post staff for over two months despite similar regulation in Northern Ireland and other customer-facing sectors such as retail and hospitality. Minister must immediately publish…

News – The Labour Party Strategy is just about promoting remote working, lip service paid to worker protections Threadbare detail, strategy is little more than a rehash of 2019 Government report No detail on what a right to request remote work will look like, the 20% mandate on remote working across the public sector and…

News – The Labour Party Minister for Health must communicate why this is happening. Minister Donnelly must explain why he made changes to the Vaccine Roll Out Plan Covid facing frontline workers are struggling to treat patients and need vaccination. With more and more examples of frontline healthcare staff being left behind during the rollout…

News – The Labour Party Two months since Labour launched bill to provide for right to disconnect and improved supports for workers. New Year lockdown highlights lack of progress by government. Labour bill would also require employers to provide suitable home workstation and flat rate payment to cover costs now shouldered by workers. Labour Employment…

News – The Labour Party Survey carried out by Senator Mark Wall with 10,984 responses on social media Over half of respondents favour predicted grades (53%) 43% would like to have the choice of predicted grades or sitting this year’s exam 3% opt for sitting traditional Leaving Cert   Labour Senator Mark Wall today published…