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16/08/2010
Jobs Mushrooming In Monaghan
Employment matters are in the news today with over 150 jobs being 'grown' at a new development in Monaghan - thanks to the opening of a mushroom-growing plant.
Monaghan Mushrooms Limited already employs over 2,000 people in Ireland and abroad but the new jobs are being provided as part of a €10m development at Tyholland, 7km northwest of Monaghan town.
The plant was officially opened earlier this morning by Dáil Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith.
Elsewhere, industrial action is taking place over jobs with electricians at St James's Hospital in Dublin staging a one-day strike.
The dispute is over outsourcing of responsibility for fire alarms.
Electricians are currently paid a minimum four hours pay for resetting fire alarms out of normal working hours and on Sundays, a call out would trigger a minimum of eight hours pay.
In addition, they are entitled to a minimum of four hours compensatory rest in accordance with the European Working Time Directive.
Now, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union said management at the hospital has handed over the handling of fire alarm services to an outside contractor and maintains that electricians are the appropriately qualified people to carry out activities involving fire alarms.
(BMcC/KMcA)
Monaghan Mushrooms Limited already employs over 2,000 people in Ireland and abroad but the new jobs are being provided as part of a €10m development at Tyholland, 7km northwest of Monaghan town.
The plant was officially opened earlier this morning by Dáil Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith.
Elsewhere, industrial action is taking place over jobs with electricians at St James's Hospital in Dublin staging a one-day strike.
The dispute is over outsourcing of responsibility for fire alarms.
Electricians are currently paid a minimum four hours pay for resetting fire alarms out of normal working hours and on Sundays, a call out would trigger a minimum of eight hours pay.
In addition, they are entitled to a minimum of four hours compensatory rest in accordance with the European Working Time Directive.
Now, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union said management at the hospital has handed over the handling of fire alarm services to an outside contractor and maintains that electricians are the appropriately qualified people to carry out activities involving fire alarms.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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