Memorandum. This is one of the measures negotiated in December 2010 by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union to help Ireland. By accepting the €67.5 billion, the Irish government has committed to a recovery program which notably provides for the review of EROs and REAs, pay collective agreements signed in some industries for wages and working conditions. These agreements target sectors such as construction, the hotel business, cleaning, and generally provide for wages 50-60 cents higher than minimum wage. Within the framework of the savings measures negotiated for Ireland’s recovery, the memorandum of understanding signed in December 2010 by the IMF, the EU and the Irish government provides for the review of EROs and REAs by march 2011, following conditions determined with the European Commission’s services (see our dispatch No. 100860).
r than minimum wage. Within the framework of the savings measures negotiated for Ireland’s recovery, the memorandum of understanding signed in December 2010 by the IMF, the EU and the Irish government provides for the review of EROs and REAs by march 2011, following conditions determined with the European Commission’s services (see our dispatch No. 100860).
Interference. While the deadline is near, Irish unions are objecting to the EU’s right of inspection on these matters. In a letter to th
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