Union leaders remain scepticalUnion leaders continued to express serious concern about aspects of the Government's decentralisation programme yesterday, despite…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
An Post recovery talks to resumeTalks on a recovery plan for An Post are due to resume at the Labour Relations Commission on Monday week.Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Talks on cutting An Post's losses open at the LRCTalks aimed at stemming the huge financial losses at An Post are to begin at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) today.Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Bord na gCon must make ex-gratia payments to employeesBord na gCon has been told by the Labour Court that it should make ex-gratia payments to 12 part-time employees on their retirement…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Services may return to normal next weekPostal services are expected to return to normal next week, despite ongoing rows between An Post and the Communications Workers…Sat Apr 03 2004 - 01:00
LRC calls for tight schedule for talks at An PostTight deadlines for comprehensive talks on the future of An Post have been proposed by the Labour Relations Commission in an …Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Efforts to break An Post deadlock continueManagement and union leaders at An Post were last night considering a formula designed to break the deadlock in their 10-day-…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
LRC to hold talks on postal dispute todayRenewed talks aimed at resolving the postal dispute are to begin at the Labour Relations Commission today.Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Independent staff put on protective noticeStaff at Independent Newspapers have been placed on protective notice because of a threat of industrial action at its printing…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Community staff difficulties outlinedLow pay and limited career prospects are making it difficult for community and voluntary (C&V) groups to attract and retain…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Pensioners turn postmenA Dublin company has come up with an innovative way of beating the postal dispute.Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Stalemate continues in postal disputeIntensive efforts were being made yesterday by the Labour Relations Commission to find a formula to get talks started in the …Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
No sign parties in postal dispute ready for talksRenewed attempts to resolve the postal dispute are expected to take place today, but there is still no sign that the parties …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
No early resolution in sight as talks come to a haltAn Post began sealing postboxes in Dublin yesterday as efforts by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to try to resolve the…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Postal dispute parties going to LRC for talksTalks aimed at resolving the dispute at An Post are to begin today, but with little prospect of an early resolution.Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
IBEC says workers must accept reduced pay risesWorkers will have to accept significantly reduced pay increases when new national pay talks begin shortly, the employers body…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Union leaders confident of support for merger talksThe leaders of three public sector unions planning to open merger talks expressed confidence yesterday that members would back…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
LRC seeks basis for talks but sides still far apartBehind-the-scenes moves to resolve the row which is causing widespread disruption to postal services began yesterday, but with…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Postal disruption to spread as dispute worsensPostal services in many parts of the country are likely to be severely disrupted from today due to an escalating row between …Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
Union unity in doubt over strike that never wasIndustry and Employment Correspondent, Chris Dooley , reports on rifts in the transport sectorFri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Talks on future of CIE resume next weekTalks between unions and the Department of Transport on CIÉ's future are expected to restart next week, following SIPTU's 11th…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Union split develops after rail and bus strike called offHundreds of thousands of public transport users have been spared a withdrawal of services today following SIPTU's decision to…Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
Postal workers' union to discuss national strike action tomorrowA decision on whether to hold a national postal strike is to be discussed by the biggest union in An Post tomorrow.Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
Bus and rail strike in the balance as SIPTU hold talksAir, rail and bus users were still not guaranteed services tomorrow as discussions within SIPTU continued last night.Wed Mar 17 2004 - 00:00
Efforts to avert transport strike continueBehind-the-scenes moves were taking place last night in a bid to avert the transport strikes planned for Thursday, which threaten…Tue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Bus, rail and air shutdown on Thursday likely to go aheadA total shutdown of bus, rail and air transport is likely to go ahead on Thursday, with no initiative in sight aimed at averting…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Aer Rianta's bid for new mediator rejectedAn attempt by Aer Rianta to have a new mediator appointed to try to avert next Thursday's threatened airports strike was rejected…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Refugees face barriers getting jobs to match skills-surveyRefugees face a number of barriers in attempting to secure jobs which match their qualifications, a new study has found.Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Rival transport union critical of SIPTU's basis for strikeThe basis cited by SIPTU for next week's threatened public transport strike was undermined last night by the leader of the other…Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Reduction of doctors' hours by deadlineThe Department of Health said yesterday it remains committed to reducing the working hours of junior doctors to 58 per week by…Thu Mar 11 2004 - 00:00
24-hour transport stoppage threatens disruptionThousands of intending passengers face serious disruption to their post-St Patrick's Day travel plans due to a threatened 24-…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Airline staff at Shannon to strike over cutsAer Lingus ground staff at Shannon Airport have voted to take industrial action over a plan by the airline to cut job numbers…Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
Junior civil servants not keen on move to regionsThe majority of staff at the Department of Social and Family Affairs want to remain at their current locations, according to …Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
Delayed pay rise due for DCU staff this monthStaff at Dublin City University are to receive a delayed benchmarking and basic pay increase before the end of the month.Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
Strike threatened at car-testing serviceIndustrial action at National Car Testing Services (NCT) has been threatened by SIPTU, in a row over the suspension of a staff…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Council told to withdraw six firefighters' discipline threatNorth Tipperary County Council has been told by the Labour Court to withdraw a threat of disciplinary action against firefighters…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Industrial action threatened on decentralisationThe Government was accused yesterday of treating civil servants "like cattle", as opposition to its decentralisation programme…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Union says plan will cost 'high multiple' of €20mDublin could lose the defining characteristics of a capital city if the Government's decentralisation programme goes ahead as…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
State agency staff 'forced to relocate'Professional staff in two State agencies face "relocation or resignation" under the Government's decentralisation programme, …Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Dublin Bus investigation team interviews bus crash driversInvestigators into the fatal bus accident in Dublin last Saturday yesterday began interviewing the drivers involved.Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Ferry company lays off staff as impasse continues in disputeEfforts to break the impasse in the Irish Ferries dispute continued last night, but with no sign of a breakthrough.Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Efforts to end ferry dispute continueBehind-the-scenes efforts will continue today to resolve a dispute which led to Irish Ferries withdrawing three of its four vessels…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Flexibility needed to retain staffPolicies promoting work-life balance will be essential if workplaces are to retain their brightest and best people, employers…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
High-level civil servants opposed to decentralisationThe Government faces concerted opposition to its decentralisation programme by senior civil and public servants.Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Ferries to be taken out of serviceIrish Ferries is to proceed with plans to temporarily lay off 600 staff without pay and cease operating three of its four passenger…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Ryanair pilot braked too late after landingA Ryanair plane carrying 128 passengers made an "uncontrolled" taxiway departure when the captain braked too late after landing…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Bewleys to hold talks with union on future of cafesBewleys is to enter talks with union representatives about changes planned for its flagship cafés at Grafton and Westmoreland…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Talks on CIE's future to continue todaySubstantive talks on the future of CIÉ are to begin today, following preliminary discussions yesterday between unions and the…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Private bus firms promise better deal for taxpayersPrivate bus companies hoping to enter the Dublin bus market claim they can give the taxpayer a better deal than currently provided…Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Stoppage by CIE workers criticised as 'pointless'CIÉ workers were sharply criticised yesterday for their "pointless" stoppage by business groups and Fine GaelTue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
