Press Archive
People who get up early in the morning need to see zero-hour contracts abolished and a living wage- Nash
Thu Jun 15, 2017 - 11:55 am
Labour Senator Ged Nash has said that hiking the National Minimum Wage and abolishing zero-hour contracts should be prioritised by the newly appointed Minister for Social Protection and Labour, Regina...LABOUR BILL IMPROVING RIGHTS OF FREELANCE WORKERS SIGNED INTO LAW
Wed Jun 7, 2017 - 01:32 pm
Labour Senator Ged Nash has welcomed the official signing of Labour’s Competition Amendment Bill 2016 into law by President Michael D. Higgins, describing it as a “major milestone” for the labou...Labour's Collective Bargaining Legislation secures Union Rights for 270 Workers
Mon Jun 5, 2017 - 01:30 pm
Labour Party Workers' Rights spokesperson Senator Ged Nash has welcomed a Labour Court recommendation which has secured collective bargaining rights for the staff of Clare-based US multinational Micro...Nash welcomes new ERO for security workers
Thu Jun 1, 2017 - 05:17 pm
Labour's Workers' Rights spokesperson, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed today's pay hike for 17,000 security officers across the country.He said:"This new legal minimum rate of pay in the security indus...Successful Labour Legislation a Real Win for Workers
Wed May 31, 2017 - 08:00 pm
The Labour Party has become the first Opposition party in the current Dáil term to successfully pass a Bill through both Houses of the Oireachtas.The Competition Amendment Bill 2016, which will becom...GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS ON PRECARIOUS WORK A “CURATE’S EGG”
Tue May 2, 2017 - 02:59 pm
Labour spokesperson on Workers' Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has said that the Government’s draft legislative proposals to address ‘if-and-when’ contracts appear similar to a curate’s egg, good i...MINIMUM WAGE MUST BE TRANSFORMED TO LIVING WAGE - NASH
Wed Apr 26, 2017 - 06:10 pm
I welcome today's report from the CSO which reveals that as many as as 10.1% of workers earn the National Minimum Wage (NMW) of €9.25 per hour or less."When Labour established the Low Pay Commission...WORKERS' RIGHTS MUST BE AT THE HEART OF THE GIG ECONOMY
Mon Apr 10, 2017 - 03:58 pm
Labour Party spokesperson on Workers’ Rights and Labour Affairs, Senator Ged Nash, has said we must find new ways to tackle precarious work and false and dependent self-employment with the rise of t...TREATMENT OF NON EEA FISHERS DISGRACEFUl & UNACCEPTABLE
Thu Apr 6, 2017 - 10:15 pm
Commenting on the revelations on RTE Prime Time tonight in relation to non-EEA fishers, Senator Ged Nash said:"The treatment of the non-EEA fishers as highlighted in tonight’s RTE Prime Time program...GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS ON PRECARIOUS WORK MUST COMPLY WITH LETTER & SPIRIT OF UL RECOMMENDATIONS
Wed Mar 29, 2017 - 03:09 pm
Senator Ged Nash has said that legislation from government on precarious work must comply with ‘the letter and spirit’ of the University of Limerick proposals he published in government. Governme...BREXIT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NEEDED FOR AT RISK SECTORS
Mon Mar 27, 2017 - 04:04 pm
With just days to go until the UK triggers Article 50, Labour Louth Senator Ged Nash has called for an Early Warning System to be introduced to help protect Irish workers and industries that are vulne...IMPORTANT WIN AND A LANDMARK ON ROAD TO JUSTICE FOR CLERYS WORKERS
Tue Mar 21, 2017 - 09:48 am
Labour Party spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers' Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has paid tribute to the Dublin Lord Mayor, Brendan Carr, and the SIPTU Trade Union for securing a deal with the new C...GOVERNMENT BENDING THE KNEE TO BRITAIN ON FISHING RIGHTS
Thu Mar 9, 2017 - 02:26 pm
Labour Senator Ged Nash has claimed that the Government is ‘bending the knee’ to Britain with rushed and unnecessary legislation to give legal effect to a 60 year old ‘voisinage agreement’ whi...GOVERNMENT FAILING TO MEET COMMITMENTS TO FORMER CLERYS WORKERS
Thu Mar 2, 2017 - 01:47 pm
Over a year since the Company Law Review Group was asked to provide a report on preventing another Clerys type insolvency, Labour spokesperson on Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, said today that the ...NASH BILL TO PROVIDE FOR LONG OVERDUE APOLOGY
Tue Jan 31, 2017 - 10:35 am
A Labour Party Bill to have the State exonerate and apologise to gay men historically convicted of sexual offences will be debated in the Seanad on Wednesday afternoon.The Conviction for Certain Sexua...