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Stalled recruitment process in Dublin Fire Brigade is serious safety concern for citizens of Dublin
Labour Party Senator and spokesperson for Employment Affairs, Marie Sherlock has today (29th September) called on the Government and Dublin City Council to act with urgency to fix the stalled recruitment process in Dublin Fire Brigade. …
Serious questions for Low Pay Commission says Sherlock
Admission they don’t look at profitability of sectors with most minimum wage workers Labour’s Worker’s rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has today (Wednesday, 28th September) expressed grave concerns over the Low Pay Commission's …
Positive Momentum to Increase Arts Funding has Stalled in Budget 2023 – Sherlock
No increase in Arts Council funding for 2023 Substantial reform of the night-time economy still needed Budget delivers little or nothing for disabled artists and workers Labour sought a greater and more creative increase in Irish language …
Little comfort for low paid and disabled workers in Budget 2023
Budget more about buying time for an out of touch Government Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock has said Budget 2023 provides little comfort for low paid and disabled workers and that the Government has again failed to recognise …
€200 cap on childcare would bring more women into the workplace
Labour Alternative Budget aims to make work pay End low pay and introduce immediate minimum wage increase Embed flexibility from the start in employment contracts Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock said there is a …
Real cut in the minimum wage rise shows Government’s head is in the clouds
Labour Party spokesperson on employment rights Marie Sherlock has tonight (13th September) said the proposed increase in the minimum wage amounts to a real cut in wages for the lowest paid as we face double digit inflation . The six month …
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