Income & Employment
The Great Care Co-op is making carers more visible
Mariaam Bhatti is one of the co-founders of The Great Care Co-op and she says that carers have traditionally not received the recognition they deserve. “Carers provide such valuable work, yet they are almost invisible," she says. Her group is changing that.
Income & Employment
Organisers surprised at numbers that attended Limerick Jobs Expo with a difference
Even the organisers were surprised at the number of people who showed up for a Jobs Expo with a difference that was held in City Hall, Limerick, on March 5. Organisers recorded 178 visitors to the event, the first of its kind held outside Dublin.
Income & Employment
Galway groups launch employer toolkits to boost inclusive employment
Employers in Galway city and county are to benefit from the launch today of new employment toolkits to assist companies and organisations to recruit, retain and respect those with disabilities in the workforce.
The toolkits were launched simultaneously in Galway city and county today by Hildegarde Naughton, minister of state with responsibility for disability.
Income & Employment
ILDN calls for restoring community funds cut after banking crash
Notes on above figures:
• Figures for 2007-2009 refer to the Community Development Programme and the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme (combined).
• These programmes were amalgamated into the Local Community Development Programme (which operated between 2010 and April 2015).
• This programme evolved into the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) that has operated since 2015.
Income & Employment
Salary increases in early years education and childcare welcomed by SIPTU
SIPTU has welcomed €45 million extra in Budget 2025 to raise pay for workers in the early years education and childcare sector.
Income & Employment
IPS is good news for expanding mental health supports
David Doran worked until recently as an employment specialist with County Kildare Leader Partnership. He provided a new kind of support service for people living with mental illness who wish to gain employment.
Income & Employment
€3.5 million funding to maintain drugs services as C&V sector pay crisis continues
A total of €3.5 million in government funding has been granted to help maintain the existing level of drugs and inclusion health services provided by community and voluntary organisations.
Income & Employment
Warnings to increase funding for volunteer-managed projects “before they collapse”
“We are sleep-walking into the collapse of a huge and essential range of services if we don’t address the shortfalls in funding which thousands of not-for-profits are experiencing,” warns Senan Turnbull, who has a lifetime’s experience in the Community and Voluntary Sector.
Income & Employment
Government urged to increase core social welfare rates by €25
Core social welfare rates must increase by €25 in Budget 2024, and the Government must commit to benchmarking social welfare rates to average weekly earnings if it is to have any impact on reducing poverty.
Income & Employment
Fórsa community workers back new pay mechanism and 5% pay deal
Fórsa trade union, which represents Community Employment (CE) workers across the country, have concluded a ballot on new pay proposals, and a new mechanism for pay negotiations for CE workers.
The proposals were issued by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) following discussions last month with the Department of Social Protection, which funds the schemes.
Income & Employment
Fórsa Section 39 workers move towards “indefinite strike action”
“For every member of staff freshly recruited, another experienced staff member is walking out the door. The situation is both unacceptable and unsustainable,” says Trade union Fórsa, complaining about unequal pay and conditions.
Last Thursday (Jan 26) the trade union moved towards “indefinite strike action” involving hundreds of its members working in community and voluntary sector health services across the country. It is not immediate, however, nor is every county certain to be impacted.
