
Shorter Private Sector Pay Agreements through 2022 now more likely in the face of inflationary press
As employers and workers face continuing uncertainty for 2022 about the outlook for inflation, these pressures have caused a number of trade unions to reset their strategy for pay bargaining in the private sector. As a reflection of the uncertainty, guidance was first issued by the Private Sector Committee of ICTU on 13.12.21 that unions should seek pay increases in the range of 2.5% to 4.5% in 2022. It was also significant that the trade union supported Nevin Institute, then

Stratis Managing Partner Appointed to the Board of the Workplace Relations Commission
All at Stratis Consulting wish to warmly congratulate our Managing Partner, Brendan McGinty on his appointment as a Board Member of the Workplace Relations Commission which was announced today by Minster Damien English T.D., Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. According to Brendan McGinty, “I am very much looking forward to working with my new WRC Board colleagues, with WRC Chairperson David Begg and the

Stratis congratulates Paul O’Brien on his appointment to the Labour Court
All at Stratis Consulting wish to warmly congratulate our colleague, Paul O’Brien, Associate Partner on his selection for appointment as an employer member of the Labour Court. Paul will be taking up his warrant of appointment in the coming months. According to Brendan McGinty, Managing Partner, “Paul has been a valuable member of the growing Stratis team since 2019 as an Associate Partner. I know this appointment fulfils a lifetime ambition for Paul and I have no doubt that