Most employers aren't that dumb. They understand that an increase in wages goes on forever.
Yeah, that must be the only explanation - the thousands of electricians out there who pay their union subs and voted for industrial action are both crazy and stupid. There is no other possible explanation, given that their views differ from yours - right?
4.9% suited teeu, eca, but probably not aeci (awaiting ballot results), definitely not neci and most definitely not the non alligned group.
So there you have it, sorted !
On the issue of compromise between 11% increase and 10% reduction, common sense would suggest " status quo" rates stay as is and to be reviewed early next year. Only reason i see for the temporary withdrawal of pickets was to accomodate builders hols starting this coming friday. The brothers need hol pay too.
Secman
Most employers aren't that dumb. They understand that an increase in wages goes on forever.
I am sue your friends in Morgan and Merrills are earning good money and more power to them !
The questions I would ask are :
Do they work a 35 hour week ?
Do they get paid overtime ?
Do they get 30 days leave a year ?
Are they members of a DB pension scheme ?
More to terms and conditions than salaries.
Have you checked this site or any of the comparison sites or scanned the financial advise columns of the national papers , if so you will have seen that there is huge competition out ther in the banking sector across the range of financial products offered - the day of the cartel is long gone !
Of course Bank staff will suffer from pay freezes and reduction/cancellation of bonuses and of course the union will endeavour to protect terms and conditions as is their duty .
Back on thread - could I congratulate Kieran Mulvey on negotiating what is an eminently reasonable compromise which hopefully will be acceptable to both parties and thus end the electricians dispute.
How the hell are these agreements legal? People should be paid what they are worth, what they agree with their employer or customer. If anything like this was trashed out between business owners it would be called a cartel. Imagine if solicitors got together and agreed the minimum rates that they would charge per hour? It’s madness.What a brilliant idea - why don't we all contract to REAs
How the hell are these agreements legal? People should be paid what they are worth, what they agree with their employer or customer. If anything like this was trashed out between business owners it would be called a cartel. Imagine if solicitors got together and agreed the minimum rates that they would charge per hour? It’s madness.
The employers in the context of resolving this dispute felt that a pay rise of 4.9% was sustainable - perhaps they know more than us about the sustainability of their industry ?I beg to differ - the so called compromise is in fact another nail in the coffin of our economy. Here we have workers in the most severly impacted sector of the economy (employment levels down by 50% and falling) arguing that they are 'entitled' to a certain income level under the terms of a Registered Employment Agreement (REA). What a brilliant idea - why don't we all contract to REAs, lets say, with a minimum pay level of €25/hour. Now, if everyone in the country is paid this rate, then according to the 'brothers' logic, the race to the bottom will be stopped in its tracks, as all tenders for work would be pitched at the same price - perhaps contracts would be awarded on some other criteria e.g. best looking workers, or funniest worker or cleverest worker. We could all live happily every after......One slight problem though......for this to work, we would need the rest of the world to agree to pay us above market prices to sustain our utopia.....all we need to do is persuade the other 6 billion people on the planet that we are 'special' and should be allowed to defy the fundamental laws of economics. Alternatively, and apologies in advance for the riduculus suggestion - we could recognise that we have priced ourselves out of world markets, and that no one owes us a living, and to attain a reasonable and sustainable standard of living we will have to compete, in terms of price, quality and service - at home and abroad................mad or what........
Have you read any of the details posted above about this?The employers in the context of resolving this dispute felt that a pay rise of 4.9% was sustainable - perhaps they know more than us about the sustainability of their industry ?
How the hell are these agreements legal?
The strike was suspended for the Brothers holidays more like it.The strike was suspended pending response from contractors.
No ballot required to recommence strike.
Lets be honest here - there really is no point in striking if everybody is on holidays is there ?The strike was suspended for the Brothers holidays more like it.
Secman
Lets be honest here - there really is no point in striking if everybody is on holidays is there ?
Interesting times ahead if employers can blithely ignore a Labour Court recommendation , if the Unions did that there would be murder !
Lets be honest here, the strike was suspended for the Brothers holidays.Lets be honest here - there really is no point in striking if everybody is on holidays is there ?
Interesting times ahead if employers can blithely ignore a Labour Court recommendation , if the Unions did that there would be murder !
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