GSE 6-21 Launch of eir Policies
09/December/2021
Description
You will be aware that eir has just launched 5 people policies as follows:
- Menopause Policy
- Pregnancy Loss Policy
- Domestic Violence Policy
- Fertility Policy
- Parent’s Leave Policy
These were the subject of considerable discussions through the JCC Diversity Sub-committee, particularly the Menopause Policy which originated as a union claim in February 2020 and the Domestic Violence Policy which again originated as a union claim in June of 2019.
The Union lodged these claims on behalf of our members because we felt strongly that these are important workplace issues that needed to be addressed and more could be done to protect and support members.
The CWU welcomes the introduction of these policies and the appropriate supports that will be put in place for impacted employees.
In addition, the Union welcomes the changes to the Parent’s Leave Policy that will see the company provide top up payments to the social welfare rates which will make Parent’s leave more financially viable and will provide the necessary supports for families with young children.
The union sees the implementation of all these policies in eir as a progressive step towards our diversity and equality agenda which we are passionate about.
As always, we will keep these policies under review, and should members have any queries they should contact union head office directly.