Disruption to schools and health services likely with unions to stage one-day strike
A further strike if necessary ‘is also planned’, Irish Congress of Trade Unions says, as it puts pressure on Government over new pay deal
Damage to homes ‘likely’ as status-orange rain warning issued for three counties
Met Éireann warns of ‘very heavy and persistent rain’ with possible thunderstorms for Donegal, Galway and Mayo
Hospitals face disruption as three trade unions set to start campaign of industrial action
Fórsa, Siptu and INMO have all said they will take action on September 30th
Special education body ordered to pay €33,000 to employee in case taken over Covid-era obligations
Maire Aherne argued she should not have had to organise in-person school visits during pandemic
INMO members overwhelmingly vote for industrial action over absence of new public pay deal
Nursing union says members dissatisfied with Government’s ‘lack of urgency’ over cost-of-living pressures they are facing
Engagement with AI at work growing, survey finds
Almost half of those using it say they do so every day
Rise in employers opposed to pay transparency reforms
More than half say they do not disclose salaries when posting recruitment ads, research finds
Ireland’s largest craft union to begin industrial action over public pay
Connect union leader says action involving tradespeople to begin in three weeks’ time after Government ‘refused to engage’ over pay mechanism
‘I thought I was going to die’: Blind entrepreneur Jason Romero on running across the US
Ten years after completing the feat in just 60 days, Romero tells his story at Dublin conference on disability and work
Ibec asks Minister for Enterprise to reject proposed 79 cent increase to minimum wage
Rise has been recommended by the Low Pay Commission
Number of entry-level jobs being lost to AI overstated, says new CIPD chief executive
However, impact on hiring young workers is posing challenges
More than 29,000 Irish workers opt out of pension auto-enrolment during two-month window
Figure amounts to less than 4% of the 800,000 workers enrolled in scheme since it became active on January 1st
‘I think only one of my friends has a job’: Youth unemployment report paints bleak picture
Report suggests teenagers are disproportionately affected by failure of jobs market to fully bounce back
Public service industrial action could be under way by month’s end, says Fórsa trade union
Any action would have ‘serious effects right across the public sector’, according to union chief Kevin Callinan
State paying childcare sector wages would be key step in meeting €200 per month pledge
Up to 46,241 children aged under three were on waiting lists for places in services late last year, with number expected to rise further