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GSG 22-23 Closure of Head Office at Christmas & AGMs 2024
I wish to advise you that Head Office will be closed from 1:00 p.m. on Friday, 22nd December 2023 and will re-open at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024. With regard to AGMs, in accordance with Rule 3.2.2 of the CWU Rules, Branches are required to hold an AGM each year, before the … Continued
GSP 20-23 An Post Transformation Agreement – Vouchers
You will be aware from GSP Circular No. 17-23 issued on the 28th September 2023, we set out the criteria to be applied, which previously applied for the payment of the COVID voucher. In advance of the company commencing the distribution of the vouchers, the CWU reviewed the impact of applying the criteria on members, … Continued
GSG 21-23 NEC Gender Representation
The National Executive Council decided to conduct a review of the CWU Rules with a view to updating the Rules to ensure we have the most progressive regulation on gender representation for the National Executive Council. To determine best practice to securing gender representation on the National Executive Council of the Communications Workers’ Union, the … Continued
GSE 07-23 Pension Increase
Members will be aware, from previous communications, that eircom Superannuation Scheme rules include a requirement to seek approval from the Minister of Environment, Climate and Communications and the Minister for Finance for permission to apply increases to the pensions in payment. I can now confirm that Ministerial approval for the increase of 2%, effective from … Continued