Motions

Conference notes the significant issues neurodivergent people have entering the workforce and the increased level of discrimination they face in the workplace. Currently there is emerging a "lost generation" of neurodivergent workers, who due to receiving a...

Conference notes the commitment made by the new UK Government to repeal and replace the Legacy Act as called for by ICTU and our allies. Conference recalls the support ICTU has given over many years to the campaign for a public inquiry into the murder of Pat...

Conference welcomes the beginning of the legislative process in the NI Assembly for a the ‘Good Jobs’ NI Employment Bill. This far-reaching and comprehensive legislation will, when enacted, deliver the most progressive package of workers’ rights in decades...

Conference notes the general shift in trade unions towards organising, meaning both the strengthening of our existing structures and also the recruitment of new members in traditional and new sectors. Conference agrees that legislative changes are necessary in...

Conference notes the commitment from the new Westminster Government to introduce, in England and Wales, a specific offence of assaulting a retail worker. This follows on from the introduction of similar legislation in Scotland in August 2021. Although this is...

Conference: i. notes that, while the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 prohibits charging upfront fees to work-seekers in most industries, the performing arts and entertainment industries are exempt from this ban: ii...

Freelance workers are usually paid by a variety of different employers, all with their own different payment systems and schedules. This can lead to workers encountering serious cash-flow issues as payments are too often far from prompt. Trade Unions are...

Maternity services are a 24/7 365 day essential element of healthcare that requires the majority of the workforce to be flexible, available, and able to provide regular periods of on-call and respond to emergencies and unplanned care. Approximately 70% of...

Congress is concerned that P&O Ferries have still not been punished for their unlawful assault on seafarer jobs, including on the Cairnryan-Larne route, where employment agencies now supply all the labour to P&O Ferries and where seafarers could still be...

Conference acknowledges that there is currently no requirement for firms in Northern Ireland to publish their gender pay gap. Conference agrees that legislation introduced in the Republic of Ireland compelling companies of a certain size to publish their...