Creatives win right to negotiate terms en masse
An amendment to the Competition Act 2002 now gives collective bargaining rights to some self-employed creative types.
Jobs minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor welcomed the enactment of a Labour Party private members’ bill on 8 June declaring it consistent with existing competition law.
Trade union
Creatives, such as voiceover artists, freelance journalists and session musicians, can now be represented by a trade union for the purposes of collective bargaining.
The move was promised under a previous social partnership agreement, Towards 2016.
The amendment permits trade unions to apply for an exemption to section 4 of the Competition Act for certain named categories of workers