20/03/20
BRANCH MEETING Today
ELT Unite is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Branch Member Motions
Time: Mar 19, 2020 15:00 – 16:00 PM
Please check your spam filters for an email from the branch. We will be discussing a document included. In addition, please bring your proposals, known as motions, to the meeting for consideration and approval by the branch.
If you have any questions please get in touch.
18/03/20
COVID-19 and your Rights as a Worker – Updated 18 March 2020
16/03/20
Information for workers facing layoff and/or requiring Department of Social Protection Support
March 16th: With regard to the COVID-19 situation, further updates have been issued through the Department of Employment & Social Protection to Trade Unions.
This information focuses on workers in lay-off situations and requiring and needing to deal with the Department.
Please read the information in full and follow the guidelines as set out.
Please also circulate this information to any colleagues, friends or family who you think may find themselves in these circumstances.
You can also access the Guide via this link.
Yours in solidarity
Brendan Ogle – Senior Officer – Republic of Ireland – 16/03/20
13/03/20
Unite and Your Rights as a Worker
Hello to all members and non-members. Our schools have been forced to close, take classes online or perhaps, in some circumstances, keep going on a skeleton basis. The issue is that we need to gather information and establish courses of action.
Our branch is volunteer run and is always looking for new members to help. We will be holding remote meetings for members so please click here to join if you wish to participate.
Further information on schools, Unite and Government responses can be found in here in the information section of the site.
From 6pm, 12 March 2020, all schools, colleges and childcare facilities will close. Pupils should take their books and learning materials home with them this evening. While children are at home, they should practice social distancing such as minimising social contact, avoiding meeting up and keeping physical space between them and other people.
HSE
All members who have been laid off temporarily are advised to go to their local social welfare office and sign on immediately. If you need help with this please get in touch with us. If you have documentation from your employer please take that with you too, in order to ease the processing of your claim. You are not obliged to use your holiday leave, you should be paid either by the school or the state.
Citizens Information have further information if you follow this link.
Don’t forget that during all this it is important to look after fellow teachers and we never stop our ongoing campaigns.
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