Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2020
463. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to fractured industrial relations in Waterford Institute of Technology that are resulting in a large number of cases in the WRC and courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41165/20]
View answerEmployees, in Higher Education Institutions, have a number of industrial relation mechanisms available to them to address queries on employment matters, with either their employer or their union representatives.
If unions wish to raise issues, there are also structures within which they can do so, which include Fora for unions representing a wide range of staff.
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) promotes the maintenance of good workplace relations and all parties are free to access this service, so as to ensure the compliance of the relevant employment laws. My department supports the work of the WRC in bringing the relevant parties together to seek resolutions on industrial relations matters and encourages the parties to use the available mechanisms that promotes the improvement of industrial relations.
