National News
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Tánaiste must guarantee a right to flexible work and avoid back to office free for all
Labour employment spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has tonight demanded that the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar immediately publishes legislation that guarantees workers the right to flexible work and avoid a back to office free for all. …
Covid bonus must be extended to low paid private sector workers
Labour Party Spokesperson for Employment, Senator Marie Sherlock has today said the Government must do all they can to ensure frontline workers in the private sector are not excluded from any Covid dividend paid in recognition of our …
Labour Bill to provide time off after early miscarriage to be debated using Govt time
Seanad will debate Labour’s Organisation of Working Time Act (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 on Thursday at 1:30pm. Legislation would ensure women could access up to 20 days paid leave in the case of early miscarriage. Up …
Major gaps remain in worker protection on foot of changes to Covid testing
Contact tracing must be carried out for close contacts after positive antigen result Covid Illness Benefit must protect those restricting movements Without paid sick leave many workers are in increasingly precarious situations Labour …
Serious questions for Government about future of Drugs and Alcohol taskforces
Dublin central based Senator Marie Sherlock and Dublin Bay North TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin have called Government to urgently address the very serious questions that now surround the Government’s attitude and approach towards the …
Saving the Cobblestone must mark a turning point in the battle for cultural space
Labour Party spokesperson on arts and culture Senator Marie Sherlock has strongly welcomed the decision by Dublin City Council to refuse permission for a hotel on the site of the Cobblestone Pub. Speaking this morning, Senator Sherlock …
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