WRC receives 5,200 requests for Employment Investigation and Adjudication
Since its inception on 1 October 2015, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has already received 5,200 requests for employment rights investigations or adjudication.
The Director General of the WRC, Kieran Mulvey has referred to the situation currently facing the WRC as an “industrial relations emergency department”.
One need only to look at daily news feeds for confirmation that there is growing unrest in terms of pay and reward across the country. First there was the Luas debacle, then Dublin Bus drivers, followed by DART drivers. The private sector doesn’t appear to be exempt either with Tesco and manufacturing firm Medtronic only two of a whole raft of companies facing some form of pay bargaining.
This upsurge in volatility comes as employees who feel they have legitimate frustrations look to gain back what they lost during the downturn.
The WRC faces a challenging few months ahead. Cool heads will be needed for effective consultation that does not threaten our recovering and fragile economy.
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