Baby matters: Gender politics beyond COVID-19 and the “Aunts” of academia
The enduring “baby penalty”
Having children is exciting but challenging.
IFUT News
IFUT Member Áine Ní Ghlinn appointed Laureate na nÓg
Last week was a proud one for IFUT when one of our members, Áine Ní Ghlinn was announced as the sixth Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s children’s literature laureate (see below for details).
Trade unions call for emergency funding to tackle ‘crisis’ facing third level colleges (Irish Times)
ICTU education group says long-term plan needed to place sector on sustainable footing
Carl O'Brien (Education Editor), Irish Times, 4th June 2020
HSA - Home-working on a Temporary Basis (COVID-19)
The Health & Safety Authority (HSA) have issued FAQs for Employers and Employees in relation to home-working on a temporary basis during COVID-19
IFUT’s Win in the Workplace Relations Commission for a Researcher
In recent weeks IFUT have secured a significant win in the Workplace Relations Commission in a case involving a Researcher who had been engaged on successive fixed-term contracts for over 10 years with the same employer.
The Current Status of the ‘Cush’ Agreement May, 2020
Members will be aware of the ‘Report to the Minister for Education and Skills of the Chairperson of the Expert group on Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employment in Lecturing in Third Level Education in Ireland’, aka the ‘Cush’ Report. This Report was published in June of 2016 with its recom
Continuing your Membership with IFUT as a Retired Member
We in IFUT are proud of the fact that we are one of a very few, in the Trade Union movement, that affords equal status to retired colleagues.
[ICTU] Education Unions call for creation of third level forum to tackle funding crisis and develop a ‘new vision’ for the sector
Trade Unions representing staff at all levels of the education system have called for the creation of a new Sectoral Forum to help address the crisis affecting the Third Level sector, in terms of funding shortfalls and the development of a longer-term plan to help place it on a more sustainable f
Emergency Measures to tackle the Labour Market Crisis of Researchers
The Irish Research Staff Association and IFUT call for Emergency Measures to tackle the Labour Market Crisis of Researchers: Keep Talent in Research and Higher Education
Open Letter from the Irish Research Staff Association and IFUT to the
Government of Ireland: