About 60 staff at Meta contractor Covalen will take industrial action on Wednesday is a dispute over grading, pay and union recognition. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty ImagesAbout 60 staff at Meta contractor Covalen will take industrial action on Wednesday is 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. 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. These are separate to the union as the company will not engage with the CWU for the purposes of collective bargaining.

Source: The Irish Times December 09, 2025 19:17 UTC