National News
Here you can find some of the major issues I’ve been working on in national politics.
Dire situation in the meat industry shows need for Government action on sick pay now
Labour spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Marie Sherlock, has said that dire conditions in the meat industry show the urgent need for …
Survey shows impact of working from home on mental health
· Key issues must be addressed before remote working becomes the norm …
Strong Statutory Sick Pay Scheme an essential outcome of consultation process
Labour Party Bill was delayed for six months. Huge public support for Paid Sick Leave. Public Consultation will inform proposals. Responding to the Government’s belated public consultation on a statutory sick pay scheme, Labour …
Labour publishes bill to protect employees working from home
Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill will address the urgent need for reform following the huge increase in remote working caused by the pandemic. New Bill provides for legal right to switch off. Would also require employers to provide …
Government must move to implement recommendations of the Duffy Cahill report - Company law review cannot be a box ticking exercise
Speaking after it was announced that the Government are to complete a review of the company law as it relates to redundancies and insolvencies, …
Utility disconnection ban must be reinstated as we enter Level 5
Labour Senator Marie Sherlock has called on the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to reinstate the moratorium on utility disconnections which existed from March until June, as the country enters Level 5 Covid-19 …
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