@drbambrick

Social Policy @irishcongress PhD @UniofOxford

 Dublin, Ireland
Joined May 2015
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An early signature motion (requesting the President sign a bill into law before the required 5-7 waiting days) tomorrow, following all stages debate of a bill making it mandatory for employers to submit details of their gender pay gap to a public portal in the Seanad.
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Laura Bambrick retweeted
EU Social 🇪🇺
@EU_Social7h
📵 We’ve all been there before: the urgency trap. You're finally on holiday, but one more thing needs updating, and the whole team relies on you. To fix this, we are working with employers and trade unions on an EU-wide Right to Disconnect. Read more → link.europa.eu/ndTQVN
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“We are accustomed to governments setting targets they fail to meet: housing completions, growth in public expenditure, climate action... But this may be the first time a government has abandoned a target it was almost certain to reach. That deserves more than a passing mention.”
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European Social Fund committee meet in Dublin. Anxious time for the future of the 70-year old ESF, as EU leaders also meet to decide the next EU budget, including a proposal to fold the ESF into national and regional partnership plans and slash spending on workers.
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Happy 80th birthday🎈
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Brazil moves to a two-day weekend. Legislators have reduced their maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours with no cuts to wages, guaranteeing some 15 million employees two days rest a week. Currently, they only have one day off in every seven.
FT World News@ftworldnewsOct 15
Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula ft.trib.al/BA00hNl

Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula

Signature policy of leftwing president approved by Congress ahead of run-off vote

ft.com
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Laura Bambrick retweeted
EU Social 🇪🇺
@EU_SocialOct 15
A quality job is key for a good quality of life 🙌 Everyone deserves fair pay, good, and safe working conditions. With our upcoming Quality Jobs Act, we’re working towards high-quality, future-proof jobs across the EU 🇪🇺 More → link.europa.eu/Vg3ww6
Having a quality job is not a privilege, It is a social right

ALT Having a quality job is not a privilege, It is a social right

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Solidarity with the strikers and their unions. Bread for all, and roses too ✊
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New legislation making it mandatory for employers to submit details of their gender pay gap to a public portal has passed all stages in the Dáil. Bill now sent to the Seanad for debate to ensure enactment ahead of the November deadline for this year’s pay gap reports.
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“Despite the increased costs, the company still managed to post a surge in profitability. Its pre-tax profit jumped almost sevenfold to €1.35m last year, its newly-filed accounts show.”
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“[The company reported] a gross profit of €48m, up from €47.2m year-on-year.”
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Laura Bambrick retweeted
EU Social 🇪🇺
@EU_SocialOct 13
Better-quality jobs help build a strong, productive and competitive economy. The 2026 European Employment and Social Outlook shows that job quality in the EU has improved over the past decade, with progress in pay, job security and working time. More → link.europa.eu/rt7x6v
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All stages of new legislation making it mandatory for employers to submit details of their gender pay gap to a public portal is to be debated in the Dáil on Tuesday. Laugh or cry this belated pay transparency is included in a (miscellaneous) bill alongside institutional burials!
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Laura Bambrick retweeted
SIPTU@SIPTUOct 12
SIPTU has a clear message for public servants scheduled to work from home on Wednesday. Don't do it. Don't open your laptop. Don't check your emails. Don't teach online. Don't answer your phone. A strike only works when the work stops. Remote work is work. #UnionStrike
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Laura Bambrick retweeted
Irish Examiner
@irishexaminerOct 11
'Donald Trump approach to policy': Government criticised as living wage timeline 'annulled' irishexaminer.com/news/polit…

'Donald Trump approach to policy': Government criticised as living wage timeline 'annulled'

In a statement on Budget Day, the Department of Enterprise said the removal of the 2029 living wage timeline would help provide “certainty for employers”.

irishexaminer.com
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“Your future (early tomorrow morning) self will thank you for the sacrifices you make today.” Repeat.
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Laura Bambrick retweeted
LabourStart@labourstartOct 11
IRELAND: Government axe living wage a day after ‘workers’ budget’ ictu.ie/news/government-axe-…

Government axe living wage a day after ‘workers’ budget’

ictu.ie
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Our @irishcongress lead negotiator for a public sector pay deal and Fórsa general secretary, Kevin Callinan is writing in the Mail on Sunday on workers’ cost-of-living pressures, trust gap in Government, and industrial action.
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Don’t be fooled. The cumulative income tax measures in budgets 2026 (tax bands and credits freeze) and 2027 are behind both expected price inflation (6.6%) and wage growth (8.7%) through 2026 and 2027.
Simon Harris TD
@SimonHarrisTDOct 10
Explaining the big decisions behind Budget 2027. My latest substack here: tanaistesimonharris.substack…
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“Government has abandoned the target date. There is some debate about whether the failure to set a new date amounts to it being abandoned, but the effect is the same. Hiding the move in a departmental document was a poor way to communicate it.”
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