Row erupts between An Post and Minister over proposed €360,000 salary for new CEODirectors held special meeting last Friday and have written to Patrick O’Donovan about their concernsThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Law intended to allow people work until 66th birthday to come into effect on June 29thAct should allow workers to bridge gap until State pension ageWed Jun 17 2026 - 21:52
‘I don’t think AI is here to take my job’: Young professionals have their say on new technologyDespite fears that artificial intelligence could make jobs more scarce in certain sectors, many young people say their careers could benefit from use of new technologies Wed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Government urged to use EU presidency to ensure support provided for Ukrainian soldiers returning to workplaceUnions need to use influence and skill to be part of rebuilding process in countries hit by conflict, Dublin conference hearsTue Jun 16 2026 - 21:44
Siptu members at Castolin Eutectic to take industrial action over redundancy termsCompany says it would not implement the provisions recommended by Labour CourtTue Jun 16 2026 - 18:29
Budget 2027: Tax changes for workers and more affordable childcare set to be prioritiesNational Economic Dialogue event will hear childcare and tax moves central to next budgetMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Strike action by heart surgery theatre staff suspended to allow for new talksFourteen operations, including two in Crumlin Children’s Hospital, postponed due to actionFri Jun 12 2026 - 15:22
Garda administrative staff set to ballot on industrial actionDispute centres on access to internal promotions for staff, who are not members of the force itselfFri Jun 12 2026 - 12:27
Budget needs to protect real wages and deliver help to SMEs, says accountancy bodyChartered Accountants Ireland warns of falling confidence among small firmsThu Jun 11 2026 - 06:00
Striking theatre staff say settling pay claim would save HSE substantial agency costsDozen elective cardiac operations cancelled because of action by specialist perfusionistsTue Jun 09 2026 - 13:30
Key hospital operating theatre staff at five Irish hospitals to strike tomorrowPerfusionists operate machinery that performs heart and lung functions during surgeryMon Jun 08 2026 - 18:46
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘The disillusionment with Labour is huge’Former UK Labour leader tells The Irish Times Keir Starmer’s 2024 election victory was ‘loveless landslide’Sun Jun 07 2026 - 12:00
Prominent MP tells Dublin event UK Labour Party faces ‘chaos’ if Andy Burnham fails to win byelectionJohn McDonnell says Keir Starmer has lost public confidence and no other candidate has the support to replace himSat Jun 06 2026 - 18:02
Omniplex employee awarded €29,000 over lack of disability accommodationConditions sought included avoiding late shifts, rostering two days off at a time and access to quiet room Fri Jun 05 2026 - 13:52
Irish teenagers as young as 13 worried about career impact of artificial intelligenceResearch project finds enthusiasm tempered by concern for safety regulationThu Jun 04 2026 - 21:46
Unions to recommend ambulance workers accept proposals to settle pay dispute Majority of the 1,800 staff who took industrial action would stand to receive significant increases to their basic payThu Jun 04 2026 - 21:28
Brave new world of remote working in rural areas yet to materialiseThere has not been a widespread migration out of Dublin and other urban centres, Trinity Business School research suggestsThu Jun 04 2026 - 06:00
Parents missing out because Coalition delaying on benefit promise, says IctuConfirmation that public consultation would mark first step in introducing benefit, but no time frame for launchMon Jun 01 2026 - 06:00
Ireland’s great AI job displacement: ‘Every employer, every worker should be talking about this’Employers and unions think the Government needs to do more to mitigate what many believe will be a big upheaval in the jobs marketFri May 29 2026 - 10:00
What are the jobs AI won’t be coming for?The technology promises benefits but, as Goldman Sachs boss notes, those may come only after the pain of job lossesThu May 28 2026 - 06:00
Union membership comparable with a century agoAlmost a third of women workers are in a union compared to just over a fifth of working men, conference toldTue May 26 2026 - 18:09
Young people chasing jobs in tech and professional services hit hardest by AI – conference hearsDepartment of Finance economists tells Neri conference that impact of AI on labour markets remains uncertainTue May 26 2026 - 17:19
Workers at Meta contractor Covalen not allowed to work for other platform service providersEmployee representatives critical of Facebook owner policyFri May 22 2026 - 16:37
Ambulance service staff call off next week’s planned strike Move comes after progress made in talks between health service management and unions at Labour CourtFri May 22 2026 - 11:06
Majority of workers believe return to office mandates hit productivity, surveys showReturn to the office mandates have a disproportionate impact on female employees, the Morgan McKinlay report suggestsWed May 20 2026 - 06:00
Migrant workers accounted for 61% of jobs growth between 2019 and 2024, says CSOBy end of period, 27.5% of workforce were from outside of StateTue May 19 2026 - 17:33
Working conditions in hospitality ‘improving, but not by enough,’ study finds Clear evidence people like working in hospitality but find pay an issue when considering making a career in itTue May 19 2026 - 09:00
Bank of Ireland staff union accepts ruling that workers must attend office two days a weekFSU says it secured concessions, with requests and appeals on exemptions to be heard independentlyMon May 18 2026 - 16:28
‘There’s an issue around mindset’: Parents on hybrid working and childcare pressuresWith some employers, ‘there’s an issue around mindset’ regarding in-office demands, one couple saysSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Redundancy rules ‘worthless’ if Meta contractor can simply ignore them, says union Covalen declined invitation to WRC to discuss more than 700 planned redundancies as workers stage one-day strikeFri May 15 2026 - 17:36
Extend assault leave to school secretaries injured at work, says Fórsa unionFórsa delegates call on Government departments to provide more support for staff assaulted Fri May 15 2026 - 14:09
Upcoming strike action by ambulance workers postponed to allow for further talksLabour Court asks Siptu, Unite unions to defer planned 48-hour stoppage to allow for additional engagementThu May 14 2026 - 21:19
Remote workers are happier, but most forced back to office feel employer was justifiedTwo new studies found young people the most enthusiastic for remote workingThu May 14 2026 - 19:10
Public sector pay increases under local bargaining to be processed within weeks, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin ‘up for’ talks on new agreement as union boss signals deal may prove difficultThu May 14 2026 - 14:45
An Post pensioners suffering ‘real hardship’ after assurances not honoured, committee hearsLabour TD Alan Kelly said ‘it is an unfairness that needs to be addressed’Wed May 13 2026 - 20:01
Talks aimed at resolving ambulance staff industrial action set for Labour CourtMove follows 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service workers over pay and gradingWed May 13 2026 - 17:14
Public pay talks must address concerns of ordinary workers, says trade union boss Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan says citizens are losing faith on a wide range of issuesWed May 13 2026 - 06:00
Striking ambulance unions urged to re-enter talks as patient safety ‘clearly at risk’HSE says 24-hour stoppage on Tuesday had a ‘significant impact’ on services and waiting timesTue May 12 2026 - 17:43
Ambulance strike under way as group warns move poses ‘significant risk’ to livesNational Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’Tue May 12 2026 - 14:33
‘We’ve been left behind’: Striking national ambulance staff call on HSE for improved payEMT says nurses are making same sorts of decisions as ambulance staff but paramedics are making them on the sides of roadsTue May 12 2026 - 13:51
Ambulance strike to begin at 8am on Tuesday, but emergency numbers still available National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’Mon May 11 2026 - 17:22
Driver-run Irish taxi apps aim to challenge the dominance of the market’s big playersTap a Taxi and Hola Taxi offer drivers a service at a fraction of the commissions charged by Freenow which can run to 25% of fares Mon May 11 2026 - 06:00
Irish passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship land in Baldonnell on Government jetUS plan not to put passengers in quarantine is criticisedSun May 10 2026 - 22:11
Ambulance service to be ‘significantly impacted’ by industrial action todayAbout 2,000 union members to start a work-to-rule from 8am, with 24-hour strike to follow from Monday nightSun May 10 2026 - 19:26
Senior public sector managers say pay must be competitive to ensure recruitment Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants conference hears public sector pay deal must take account of inflation Fri May 08 2026 - 18:33
Surrogacy leave should match that for maternity and adoption, conference hearsJohn Hickey knew what his managers would say when he asked for additional leaveFri May 08 2026 - 16:34
Use of artificial intelligence among senior civil servants ‘increasingly common’ Association of Higher and Civil Public Servants to debate several motions at conference on Friday Thu May 07 2026 - 19:55
Meta contractor Covalen accused of rushing lay-offs to avoid redundancy payments Staff at CPL subsidiary told last week that more than a third of jobs at Sandyford headquarters were to goThu May 07 2026 - 19:00
Giving €30m more to early education sector could create 3,000 childcare places, group saysCampaign alliance wants Government to pay wages of childcare sector as way to cut costs to parentsWed May 06 2026 - 21:10
Patricia King to replace Jim Gavin as chair of North East Inner City InitiativeLong-time trade union official served as vice-president of Siptu before becoming general secretary of Ictu Wed May 06 2026 - 21:00
