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Funding for employers in the Community and Voluntary Sector expected to be released by end of September.
Government Departments have committed to releasing the funding to the relevant employers in the community and voluntary sector by the end of Q3 2025 which will pave the way for a 9.25% pay increase for up to 40,000 workers in the sector backdated to October 2024 with phased increases in 2025 and 2026.
Retail Ireland
Retail Ireland is the leading voice of Irish retailers and works to represent the sector's interests to Government, media and all other stakeholders. We provide a full public affairs service, ensuring members are fully informed of all industry, legal and public policy developments at Irish and EU level. Through our partners at Retail Ireland Skillnet, we are proud to deliver Ireland's leading retail education and training programmes.
10.25% public sector pay agreement reached following WRC talks
Agreement was reached on 26 January at the Workplace Relations Commission between Government and union representatives on proposals for a new collective pay agreement for the public service. The deal covers 385,000 civil and public sector workers who will receive pay increases of at least 10.25 per cent over two and a half years.
Irish Medtech Skillnet Launches Two Landmark Publications Showcasing Innovation and Leadership in Ireland’s Medtech Sector
Irish Medtech Skillnet, in partnership with Irish Medtech, the business group within Ibec representing the medical technology sector, today launched two strategic publications designed to equip Ireland’s medtech sector with the insights, skills, and leadership needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving global landscape.
Early Years JLC adopts proposals for workers in the childcare sector
The Early Years Joint Labour Committee (JLC) has now adopted proposals for workers in the childcare sector which are anticipated to be active from 1 September 2022. These proposals followed lengthy negotiations between Ibec’s childcare association, Childhood Services Ireland, and ICTU as represented by SIPTU.
High Court overturns Labour Court decision in Debenhams case
On 7 March, Mr Justice Anthony Barr of the High Court allowed key points of an appeal by Debenhams Retail Ireland (in liquidation) against a 2024 Labour Court decision which found that the company failed to comply with the consultation requirements in collective redundancy situations during the early days of the Covid pandemic.
In light of this, Debenhams Retail Ireland (in liquidation) will be allowed to appeal against last year’s decision by the Labour Court.
This ruling could have implications for nearly 800 similar cases brought forward by former Debenhams employees following the company’s insolvency and closure in 2020.
Engineering Sector Manufacturing Report - January 2026
The findings in this report have been extracted from a study undertaken by Ibec Research which invited over 700 senior business leaders from the manufacturing sector to take part in an online survey.
New fines for protection of tips
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, on 29 December announced the introduction of new on the spot fines for businesses found breaching rules surrounding tips as outlined in the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022.