A new Employment Regulation Order for contract cleaners will come into force 55 days from 1st November, 2016. This order provides for 3 pay increases over 3 years and other matters such as charges for uniforms. The rate of pay will be as follows: €10.05 from 1st December, 2016 or 60 days after signing of … Read more
Are you in the contract cleaning or security industries? Good news if you are an employee: from October 1st, 2015 new Employment Regulation Orders (ERO) were signed into law. Previously, in 2011, the JLC (Joint Labour Committee) system of setting pay and conditions was struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. Contract Cleaning Workers … Read more
Employment regulation orders (ERO) were held to be invalid by the High Court in 2011. Registered employment agreements (REA) were struck down by the Supreme Court in 2013. What are the implications of these decisions? What has the government done? What do they mean for employers and employees? Let’s take a look. Registered employment agreements … Read more