Conferences

Conference recognises the importance of meeting the Paris Agreement Net Zero targets and notes that both our public and private sectors have not taken sufficient action to meet these targets. Conference also notes the impact of climate on our natural...

Conference notes the continuing closure of bank branches in Northern Ireland and deplores the withdrawal of local banking services in communities across Northern Ireland. Conference notes the importance of banking services delivered at a local level Conference...

It is now well established that Derry and the North West region has for too long been starved of the resources, investment and the political will necessary to repair the impact of a century of under-development. Among the many adverse effects of the chronic...

Conference notes that 2024 saw a return of devolved power-sharing Government at Stormont. Conference commends the huge effort of our collective membership across the public and private sector in Northern Ireland in taking sustained industrial action for pay...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...