Uncertainty in tech sector reflected in declining numbers coming to work in IrelandHealthcare sector now accounting comfortably for the largest number of new work permits grantedSat Mar 18 2023 - 14:46
Mick Lynch: ‘You knew you were Irish, but most of the people you knew were too’The charismatic head of Britain’s RMT railworkers union on his Irish background, his ‘weird’ tussle with Piers Morgan, backing Brexit and what the future might hold under a Labour governmentSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
Manager who was abroad when wife reported him ill has €81,000 dismissal award cutLabour Court finds company procedures unfair but reduces WRC award by almost €50,000 over employee’s behaviourFri Mar 17 2023 - 14:44
Fórsa members vote for industrial action at Louth County Group of hospitals ‘Staff shortages place incredible pressure on staff; it can’t go on,’ says union officialThu Mar 16 2023 - 20:45
Agreement on new talks as second one day strike takes place at forklift manufacturerDispute between Unite and Cargotec centres on transfer of about 40 workers to another companyThu Mar 16 2023 - 11:35
‘Families who can’t pay energy bills aren’t in a position to invest in expensive retrofitting’Government needs to take broader view of social and economic factors in households when designing and promoting schemes, says Friends of the EarthWed Mar 15 2023 - 00:00
Water services workers set to be balloted on industrial actionSiptu has also called on the Taoiseach to clarify when a referendum on public ownership of water services will be heldMon Mar 13 2023 - 19:33
Nurses at University Hospital Limerick ICU to be balloted on industrial actionVote follows failed agreement talks between management and union on safe working conditionsMon Mar 13 2023 - 11:25
Gender pay gaps at Ireland’s Big Four accountancy firms look okay - until you include partnersAt KPMG, a 6.9% male/female pay differential jump to 39.4% when partners are includedFri Mar 10 2023 - 05:00
Dismissal of trade union official found to have been unfairBut Labour Court found employee’s actions contributed 80% to decision to end his employmentThu Mar 09 2023 - 15:57
Claim by gardaí for unsocial hours allowance while self-isolating ‘wholly without merit’Labour Court says parties accept such payments only made when a worker ‘actually works’ during unsocial hoursThu Mar 09 2023 - 12:28
IMO members reject €257,000-a-year public-only contractFifty-five per cent of current consultants said they will not switch to the new contract,Tue Mar 07 2023 - 16:04
Landlords will ‘not stand idly by’ if eviction ban is extendedNeed for balance in any new legislation, says Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Jim O’CallaghanMon Mar 06 2023 - 01:00
‘There’s every job you can think of’: Dublin Airport jobs fair hoping to help careers take offBusy start to jobs fair as DAA, other employers seek to keep pace with growing passenger numbersFri Mar 03 2023 - 19:42
Mechanical workers at major engineering firms vote to strike over discontinued allowance Trade union Unite claims cut to allowance worth 12.8% of pay to affected workers was intended to be temporary and should be restoredThu Mar 02 2023 - 21:29
Maternity services at Wexford General Hospital to resume on Friday morningOutpatients appointments scheduled for Monday also to go ahead but assessment of damage caused by fire continuesThu Mar 02 2023 - 20:17
Wexford General Hospital: ‘Remarkable war-like effort’ to move patients praised as maternity services to resume today29 patients remain on site to receive treatment following ‘medium to small’ fireThu Mar 02 2023 - 19:57
Doctors on the medical profession: ‘We often describe it as designed for 1950s men with wives’Many doctors see gender-based issues as impacting significantly upon their careers, recent research showsMon Feb 27 2023 - 05:01
Laois jobs fair offers broad range of openings amid employment market shiftsForty-plus companies and organisations offer midlands-based jobs in areas ranging from accounting to engineering and from retail to recyclingTue Feb 21 2023 - 04:00
European Left group await meeting on Wallace finances from wine bar restaurants ‘as soon as possible’MEP’s earnings from wine bar business, initially omitted from financial declarations, emerged after video posted on social mediaMon Feb 20 2023 - 05:00
Mick Wallace gets €53 a week for wine bar ‘advice’, he tells local radioIn interview on South East Radio on Monday, Wallace claims he receives sum for providing ‘contacts with wine producers in Italy’Sun Feb 19 2023 - 12:30
Bullying and harassment still a feature of workplace culture for female doctors, conference toldIMO survey highlights abuses and need for supports such as on-site childcare to achieve greater equalitySat Feb 18 2023 - 15:35
Action needed to protect migrant fishers working on foreign vessels in Irish waters, says unionPlight of workers on German-registered trawlers recently detained highlights need for change, Dáil hearsFri Feb 17 2023 - 17:39
Nursing union authorises ballots for industrial action over ‘unsafe staffing’Balloting of worst affected locations to go ahead as union calls on department and HSE to provide planFri Feb 17 2023 - 16:08
Retail workers’ income curtailed by caps on hours - MandateUnion calls for changes to law to make it easier for workers contracted for certain numbers of hours to obtain more where availableWed Feb 15 2023 - 01:00
Adult education tutors call for details of Government offer to be publishedProposals yet to be seen in years-long dispute over ETB pay and conditionsTue Feb 14 2023 - 11:37
One-day strikes planned by Go-Ahead bus drivers deferredTwo 24-hour stoppages linked to dispute over pay had been scheduled for start of MarchMon Feb 13 2023 - 18:35
‘This is not about anoraks or steam engines. If you have train services, people will use them’Campaigners for the restoration of Ireland’s disused railway networks are encouraged by recent developmentsSat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Siptu seeks intervention by Minister in Rehab redundancies disputeRehab said it could not afford the €900,000 cost of honouring agreementFri Feb 10 2023 - 19:24
Bus routes face 24-hour strikes as Go-Ahead drivers vote for actionStoppages on March 1st and 8th at company that operates 20 Dublin and around half a dozen national routesFri Feb 10 2023 - 13:39
‘I have been spat at and told I’d be stabbed leaving work,’ children’s nurse tells committeeSylvia Chambers says she is routinely abused and threatened by parents, with trouble sometimes starting at reception deskWed Feb 08 2023 - 15:11
Could 2023 see the four-day working week move from trials to mainstream?Reduced hours can translate into a win-win for employers and workers, say 4 Day Week GlobalWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
Dell to cut 5% of workforce worldwide as PC demand fallsCompany with presence in Ireland since 1990 employs about 5,000 in Cork, Limerick and DublinMon Feb 06 2023 - 13:05
Health of Irishman held in Iran prison ‘declining rapidly’, says sister after first phone callBernard Phelan not among those to benefit from pardon issued on Sunday by Iran’s supreme leader, sister confirmsSun Feb 05 2023 - 20:06
Ictu to highlight concerns over Commission on Taxation recommendationsMaking low paid and those over 66 liable for PRSI would not be justified, Congress to tell politiciansTue Jan 31 2023 - 20:09
Rail passenger numbers down by 28% on pre-pandemic levels last yearJust under 36 million journeys taken on Irish Rail in 2022, an increase on 2020 and 2021Tue Jan 31 2023 - 18:57
Bar staff need better protection from customer ‘aggression’, says unionNew licensing Bill an opportunity to address employment issues in hospitality, TDs to be toldTue Jan 31 2023 - 05:00
An Post pay and pensions deal worth 10% over 18 months is agreedRecommendation by Labour Court welcomed by both sides after a year of talksMon Jan 30 2023 - 18:24
Unions differ in response to HSE’s agreement to attend talks on voluntary health sector disputeFórsa says long standing pay dispute needs to be brought ‘to a head’ but Siptu sees shift in HSE position as significant and welcomeThu Jan 26 2023 - 21:35
No arrests as three hurt in disturbance at Citywest refugee centreGardaí attended scene following reports of public order incidentTue Jan 24 2023 - 08:58
New rules on collective bargaining could transform union landscape, says Ictu general secretary Owen ReidyReidy says EU directive is ‘most progressive’ move by Europe on workers’ rights in decadesTue Jan 24 2023 - 04:15
Revenue reports steep rise in number of income tax returns by PAYE workersExpenses relating to healthcare costs and rents are most commonly claimed, while majority of early returns have led to refundsMon Jan 23 2023 - 22:21
Award-winning Galway restaurant Loam closing over ‘insane’ business costsRestaurant had won multiple awards and held Michelin star since 2015 but battled ‘insane’ costs and staff shortagesMon Jan 23 2023 - 19:50
Two men dead after road collisions in Kerry and GalwayThe man, in his 60s, was taken to Portiuncula University Hospital where he later diedSun Jan 22 2023 - 22:36
Hospital pharmacists set for pay rises after deal is reached to end long-running disputePay rises of 20% and creation of higher grades part of agreement with Department of Health and HSESat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Proposed new rail line in North has ‘real potential’ to restore service to Donegal, says Ryan Minister told TDs he attended ‘series of meetings’ with Arup and British government appointed rail expert to discuss project that could bring trains back to LetterkennyFri Jan 20 2023 - 17:01
Argos to close all of its Irish stores, with 580 set to lose jobsMandate expresses disappointment and says it will seek to secure best terms possible for staffThu Jan 19 2023 - 12:44
Migrant workers earning substantially less than Irish counterparts, ESRI findsLack of English language proficiency and difficulties having qualifications recognised likely factors in limiting opportunitiesThu Jan 19 2023 - 00:01
Men still making the big bucks at Ireland’s top law firms Most solicitors are now women, but men still hold more than two-thirds of the best-paid partner positions in major legal practicesFri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00
Average pay for men higher than for women in all but one of 15 Government departmentsReports cover around 20,000 directly employed staff on a wide range of Civil Service gradesWed Jan 11 2023 - 05:00
