Ireland - Workers set to strike at outsourcing company - December 31, 2025

About 60 staff at Meta contractor Covalen will take industrial action due to a dispute over grading, pay and union recognition. The workers involved say they are classed as community operations analysts when they in fact work as paralegals. Their work, they say, includes dealing with court orders, supporting the company’s legal team and conducting investigations. They are seeking a regrading and a pay review which the Communication Workers Union (CWU) contends should result in pay increases of at least € 1,000 per annum.

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