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The Irish Sun
4 minutes ago
- The Irish Sun
New €23 or €16.74 hourly wage hike for thousands of Irish people after rule shake-up in major boost for two sectors
Some seen a boost in their wages from last month CASH BOOST New €23 or €16.74 hourly wage hike for thousands of Irish people after rule shake-up in major boost for two sectors THOUSANDS of workers across Ireland's construction and security industries will be handed pay increases this month. Construction staff will also notice improved pension contributions and sick pay benefits. 2 The minimum rate of pay is increasing for construction workers and security staff Credit: Getty Images - Getty Some 46,600 construction workers will benefit from the shake-up. Advertisement From August 1, the minimum rate of pay increased by 3.4 per cent with pension and sick pay also amended. In the construction sector, a craftsperson will now see their pay hiked to €23 per hour, which kicked in August 1. A Category A worker will see their pay rise to €22.32 per hour and a Category B worker will now get €20.71 per hour. New Entrant Operative Workers will see their hourly rate go from €16.19 to €16.74. Advertisement While apprentice pay rates have also increased from the start of the month. A new Employment Regulation Order has been launched for the security sector. Around 16,000 security guards will have already seen the boost in their wages, which kicked in last month. SIPTU Security Sector Organiser, Ed Kenny, said: 'This new ERO will see the basic pay for a worker rise from €14.50 to €15.41 per hour. Advertisement 'It also sets out basic terms and conditions for workers in the sector. 'While our members welcome these increases, the implementation of this new ERO was delayed for several months. 'This was during a cost-of-living crisis that disproportionately affected workers in the security industry because of their low rates of pay.' He added: 'We will now seek to engage with employers on a successor to this ERO through the Joint Labour Committee for the industry.' 'PAID PROPORTIONATELY' Mr Kenny stressed the aim is to ensure these workers are 'paid proportionately' for the vital services they provide. Advertisement Security Officer and Senior SIPTU Activist, Christy Waters, said: 'Workers in this industry have undergone significant professionalisation in recent years which requires them to have training and qualification requirements. 'Our members believe that this has yet to be fully recognised in their renumeration.' He added: 'This new ERO has now established the legally enforceable minimum pay rates for the industry and SIPTU will continue to negotiate collective agreements with higher payments in individual companies.' Employers cannot give wages less than that outlined by the ERO. Aany breaches of an ERO are to be reported to the Workplace Relations Commission. Advertisement
Business Insider
5 minutes ago
- Business Insider
Passengers are suing Delta and United, saying they paid for window seats that didn't actually have windows
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are being sued by passengers who said they paid extra for a window seat, only to find a view of a wall. The pair of proposed class-action lawsuits filed Tuesday allege that each airline "has likely sold over a million windowless 'window' seats." Delta customers could spend over $70 to choose a seat, with $40 of that spent on upgrading to a higher ticket tier, the suit said. The complaint against United said the cost often exceeds $50 on domestic flights, and $100 on international ones. "For many, it is a special experience to see the world from 30,000 feet," both suits say. "Windows can captivate or distract an antsy child. For many with a fear of flying or motion sickness, windows provide a greater level of comfort in an otherwise stressful environment," they add. The suits say that Boeing 737 and Airbus A321 jets, and Delta's Boeing 757s, have blank walls instead of windows at some seats due to the placement of air conditioning ducts, electrical conduits, or other components. On a Boeing 737-800, this is at either seat 10A, 11A, or 12A, depending on the configuration, per the complaint. They add that competitors American Airlines and Alaska Airlines include warnings while booking that such seats don't have a window view — but United and Delta don't. Ryanair, the Irish budget airline and Europe's largest by passengers carried, also alerts customers and charges less for them, the suits say. Aviva Copaken, a plaintiff in the United suit, said she took three flights in May out of Los Angeles. She paid between $45.99 and $169.99 to choose a window seat on these flights, but none of them had a window, per the complaint. It adds that United has refunded her for two of them. Another plaintiff, Marc Brenman, said he used points to choose a window seat on a flight from San Francisco to Washington, DC, in April, but also found it didn't actually have a view. The airline refunded him 7,500 miles, but the suit says this was "insufficient to compensate him for the extra fees and benefits he utilized." The plaintiff in the suit against Delta, Nicholas Meyer, said he flew from New York to California earlier this month. On his connecting flight out of Atlanta, he sat in seat 23F on a Boeing 757-200, which turned out to be windowless, the suit alleges.
Channel 4
8 minutes ago
- Channel 4
Trauma surgeon: what I witnessed in Gaza and why we need action
Morgan McMonagle is an Irish trauma and vascular surgeon who has been to the heart of some of the world's most harrowing conflicts. Twice, he has travelled to Gaza, working in hospitals under constant bombardment since the conflict began. What he witnessed goes beyond medicine — it raises questions about humanity, the moral cost of war, and the toll it takes not just on the bereaved and wounded, but on those trying to save them as well.
