Community Employment programme
January 25th, 2012 by Gerry MckeeverA high level delegation from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions led by David Begg, met with Minister Joan Burton on 17 January to address the serious crisis in the Community Employment Programme arising from the severe funding cuts in the December budget. The CE programme involves over 22,000 part time workers and 1700 full time supervisors.
The Minister assured the Union delegation that no local services will close as a result of the cut, pending an urgent financial review in the first quarter. A major review of Active Labour Market programmes, including CE, has commenced. It was agreed that the ICTU Community Sector committee will be involved in setting the terms of reference for this review and also in monitoring the actual review process and outcomes. The Minister proposed that a small group comprised of Union representatives and senior Department officials should meet immediately to address these issues.
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