The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Lobbying Organisation The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers

Date published 21 May, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2024 to 30 Apr, 2024

Specific Details Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) - Respect At Work Campaign

Intended results An outright ban on union-busting. Introduce robust protections for union Reps so that they can’t be victimised, discriminated against or dismissed for their union activity Introduce separate robust anti penalisation protections for union members so that they can’t be victimised for joining a union. Introduce prescribed facilities for union Reps so that they have the means to discharge their functions. The right of workers to access trade union Reps in the workplace.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Lorraine O'Brien, Mandate Interim Assistant General Secretary - Eoin Coates, Mandate Divisional Organiser

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Discussed the Transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMW) and support for the Respect At Work Campaign in this regard.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Eoin Coates Mandate, Kevin Mc Caul Mandate Penney's Letterkenny, Chief Whip and Spokesperson for Fisheries and the Marine Padraig Mac Lochlainn TD (SF) and the Constituency Manager Richard Gallagher Spokesperson on behalf of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Pearse Doherty TD (SF) in the Sinn Fein Constituency Office 08/03/2024. Committed to raise a Parliamentary Question (PQ) submitted via Louise O'Reilly TD (SF) in support of the Campaign

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Padráig Mac Lochlainn TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)