Julie Gorman
@juliegorman.bsky.social
Union Learn Development Officer at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. (All views expressed here, are my own)
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Julie Gorman
@juliegorman.bsky.social
· Feb 10
NIC ICTU Union Learning Conference
Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Breaking Down Barriers to Success
tinyurl.com
📢 Calling all Union Learning Reps! @nic-ictu.bsky.social Union Learning Conference, 27th March, The Mac, Belfast. This year the conference will look at Neurodiversity in the Workplace.
For further information and registration 👉 tinyurl.com/yc5fjadj
For further information and registration 👉 tinyurl.com/yc5fjadj
📢 Calling all Union Learning Reps! @nic-ictu.bsky.social Union Learning Conference, 27th March, The Mac, Belfast. This year the conference will look at Neurodiversity in the Workplace.
For further information and registration 👉 tinyurl.com/yc5fjadj
For further information and registration 👉 tinyurl.com/yc5fjadj
NIC ICTU Union Learning Conference
Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Breaking Down Barriers to Success
tinyurl.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢 Calling all Union Learning Reps! @nic-ictu.bsky.social Union Learning Conference, 27th March, The Mac, Belfast. This year the conference will look at Neurodiversity in the Workplace.
For further information and registration 👉 tinyurl.com/yc5fjadj
For further information and registration 👉 tinyurl.com/yc5fjadj
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New NERI Research InBrief on 'Productivity in the context of healthcare' by Chris Smart, NERI economist with a connected blog and Report - www.nerinstitute.net/research/pro...
Productivity in the context of healthcare
www.nerinstitute.net
February 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
New NERI Research InBrief on 'Productivity in the context of healthcare' by Chris Smart, NERI economist with a connected blog and Report - www.nerinstitute.net/research/pro...
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In @irishnews.com (£) there is a Good point well made Newton Emerson (not here yet)
New legislation to promote & protect #GoodJobs is a sign of ambition & belief that NI can do better for the whole economy
www.irishnews.com/opinion/newt...
New legislation to promote & protect #GoodJobs is a sign of ambition & belief that NI can do better for the whole economy
www.irishnews.com/opinion/newt...
February 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In @irishnews.com (£) there is a Good point well made Newton Emerson (not here yet)
New legislation to promote & protect #GoodJobs is a sign of ambition & belief that NI can do better for the whole economy
www.irishnews.com/opinion/newt...
New legislation to promote & protect #GoodJobs is a sign of ambition & belief that NI can do better for the whole economy
www.irishnews.com/opinion/newt...
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Really pleased to see that @learnworkuk.bsky.social research on widening access to apprenticeships highlighted here. It's important that people from all backgrounds have access to apprenticeships at all levels and have support to progress their careers.
learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...
learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...
Great to see Thomas Burton @yorkstjohn.bsky.social cite our #apprenticeships research in @fenews.bsky.social.
"[The research] underscores the importance of both lower and higher-level apprenticeships in fostering economic resilience and enhancing social mobility."
www.fenews.co.uk/exclusive/th...
"[The research] underscores the importance of both lower and higher-level apprenticeships in fostering economic resilience and enhancing social mobility."
www.fenews.co.uk/exclusive/th...
The False Narrative Between Entry-level and Degree-level Apprenticeships Is a Distraction from the Real Task at Hand
The concept of apprenticeships, traditionally viewed as a means of accessing vocational training, has been recently framed as competition between lower and higher levels. This…
www.fenews.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Really pleased to see that @learnworkuk.bsky.social research on widening access to apprenticeships highlighted here. It's important that people from all backgrounds have access to apprenticeships at all levels and have support to progress their careers.
learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...
learningandwork.org.uk/resources/re...
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A highly controversial opinion was submitted to the Court of Justice of the EU today.
⚠️ It calls for the axing of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive 🤯
"This opinion, if confirmed, would be a huge blow to working people and their trade unions."
www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
⚠️ It calls for the axing of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive 🤯
"This opinion, if confirmed, would be a huge blow to working people and their trade unions."
www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
www.etuc.org
January 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A highly controversial opinion was submitted to the Court of Justice of the EU today.
⚠️ It calls for the axing of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive 🤯
"This opinion, if confirmed, would be a huge blow to working people and their trade unions."
www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
⚠️ It calls for the axing of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive 🤯
"This opinion, if confirmed, would be a huge blow to working people and their trade unions."
www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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Q: Why do we need unions?
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January 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Q: Why do we need unions?
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Today is International Day for People with Disabilities. Trade unions are for everyone, and workplaces should be too.
Well done to Irish Congress of Trade Unions for their launch today of their guide to supporting Neurodiverse members at work and within our trade unions.
www.ictu.ie/publications...
Well done to Irish Congress of Trade Unions for their launch today of their guide to supporting Neurodiverse members at work and within our trade unions.
www.ictu.ie/publications...
Neurodiversity Guide
Our Neurodiversity guide published on 3rd December 2024.
www.ictu.ie
December 3, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Today is International Day for People with Disabilities. Trade unions are for everyone, and workplaces should be too.
Well done to Irish Congress of Trade Unions for their launch today of their guide to supporting Neurodiverse members at work and within our trade unions.
www.ictu.ie/publications...
Well done to Irish Congress of Trade Unions for their launch today of their guide to supporting Neurodiverse members at work and within our trade unions.
www.ictu.ie/publications...
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We were happy to host NI Select Ctte MPs in #Belfast today fact-finding the finances of Northern Ireland
Detailed discussion on needs-based, sustainable & fairer funding for long-term investment/ short-term pay justice for NI public servants
@paulmacflynn.bsky.social @neriresearch.bsky.social
Detailed discussion on needs-based, sustainable & fairer funding for long-term investment/ short-term pay justice for NI public servants
@paulmacflynn.bsky.social @neriresearch.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 2:38 PM
We were happy to host NI Select Ctte MPs in #Belfast today fact-finding the finances of Northern Ireland
Detailed discussion on needs-based, sustainable & fairer funding for long-term investment/ short-term pay justice for NI public servants
@paulmacflynn.bsky.social @neriresearch.bsky.social
Detailed discussion on needs-based, sustainable & fairer funding for long-term investment/ short-term pay justice for NI public servants
@paulmacflynn.bsky.social @neriresearch.bsky.social
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"A 2019 survey showed clearly that majority of people subjected to sexual harassment or assault in the workplace do not go on to report the incident(75%)
"Perhaps even more worryingly, of those who did report only around 40% felt that it was dealt with appropriately"
www.ictuni.org/news/trade-u...
"Perhaps even more worryingly, of those who did report only around 40% felt that it was dealt with appropriately"
www.ictuni.org/news/trade-u...
Trade Unions demand an end to Violence against Women and Girls in work and in society
Speaking on 25th November, the international day to demand an end to violence against women and girls, Congress Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said
www.ictuni.org
November 25, 2024 at 4:46 PM
"A 2019 survey showed clearly that majority of people subjected to sexual harassment or assault in the workplace do not go on to report the incident(75%)
"Perhaps even more worryingly, of those who did report only around 40% felt that it was dealt with appropriately"
www.ictuni.org/news/trade-u...
"Perhaps even more worryingly, of those who did report only around 40% felt that it was dealt with appropriately"
www.ictuni.org/news/trade-u...
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"All workers should benefit from same employment rights incl protection from unfair dismissal, by creating a single ‘worker’ status for all but genuinely self-employed
Create statutory presumption that all individuals will qualify as ‘worker’ under a new definition"
www.agendani.com/trade-union-...
Create statutory presumption that all individuals will qualify as ‘worker’ under a new definition"
www.agendani.com/trade-union-...
TRADE UNION DESK: What is a worker? - agendaNi
The economic ambition to create more ‘good jobs’ requires a statutory presumption that all individuals will qualify as ‘worker’ under the new definition of a ‘worker’, writes the ICTU’s John O’Farrell...
www.agendani.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:12 PM
"All workers should benefit from same employment rights incl protection from unfair dismissal, by creating a single ‘worker’ status for all but genuinely self-employed
Create statutory presumption that all individuals will qualify as ‘worker’ under a new definition"
www.agendani.com/trade-union-...
Create statutory presumption that all individuals will qualify as ‘worker’ under a new definition"
www.agendani.com/trade-union-...