Workers' In Louth Set To Benefit From Collective Bargaining

I welcome the enactment in the Oireachtas this week, of collective bargaining legislation which will benefit workers’ in Louth. 

I am very proud that we have delivered on implementing collective bargaining. We have consistently championed improving working conditions for all workers. 

Collective bargaining will improve working conditions because it requires employers to negotiate with their employees. Furthermore, this legislation also gives all workers the right to be represented by a trade union. 

Many businesses in Louth and across the country already have collective bargaining arrangements in place for many years with their employees and recognise the benefits.  Collective bargaining is a positive step for employers and employees alike because it provides a legal framework for both to plan pay and working conditions. 

 The implementation of collective bargaining is part of a range of policies we are introducing in Government to deliver better pay and better work.