Meetings will be held today for Donegal HSE Home Helps to discuss new recommendations on their contracts of employment.
SIPTU will hold the information meetings today at 3.30pm and 8pm in the Mount Errigal Hotel in Letterkenny.
The Labour Court recently recommended the establishment of a new minimum threshold of working hours for Home Helps. Restrictions to the outsourcing of the Home Help service were also recommended. This will be discussed at the meetings today.
There are over 500 HSE Home Help workers based in Donegal and the meeting is open to both members and non-members.
The new Labour Court ruling came after an intensive protesting and lobbying campaign by SIPTU activists highlighting cuts to the Home Help service.
Home Help and local SIPTU Shop Steward Kathleen McGlynn from Finn Valley said: “This Labour Court recommendation will have implications for all Home Help workers. We will have new contracts, better security of hours, and the possibility of a better future for the service. It is up to us now to take this opportunity and I would encourage all of my colleagues throughout the county to attend this meeting.”
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