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
An Post staff vote to accept pay increase worth 5% over two yearsThe increases are to be paid in three instalments with the first 2 per cent effective from January of this yearWed May 06 2026 - 18:09
Three men arrested over attack in which woman was set on fire in ClondalkinMen in their 20s, 30s and 40s being questioned over the 2025 attempted murder of Alexis Lee CampionTue May 05 2026 - 19:22
Instagram and Facebook are being investigated over content recommender systemsCoimisiún na Meán to ascertain if Meta platforms failed to provide information and transparent options to customersTue May 05 2026 - 18:51
Minimum-wage workers in Ireland face rents among highest in EuropeWorkers on lowest wages would have to find extra €306 a month to meet average Dublin rents, research showsMon May 04 2026 - 06:00
Cancer and ambulance services among HSE websites shut down after cybersecurity incident Affected pages providing information on various services taken offline after ‘unexpected’ server activity Mon May 04 2026 - 06:00
Most Irish companies say AI won’t hit their staff numbers Use of AI in job interviews becoming a greater flashpointSat May 02 2026 - 05:38
Census 1926 shows how work has changed in Ireland over a centuryWhat would the drovers, coopers and gatekeepers of a century ago make of the air travel assistants and environmental services managers of today?Fri May 01 2026 - 06:00
Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviewsSpecial Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last yearThu Apr 30 2026 - 14:53
May bank holiday weather: Here’s what Met Éireann says to expectMet Éireann expects spell of good weather to end Thu Apr 30 2026 - 10:35
Legislation on right to request remote working is failing workers, committee hears Recent moves by AIB and BoI to bring people back to the office more, ‘biggest issue’ since 1992 strike Wed Apr 29 2026 - 18:29
RTÉ needs renewed focus on public service broadcasting, union-backed paper states‘Decline of public media has allowed space for the spread of disinformation’, document saysWed Apr 29 2026 - 09:00
New EU rules on harmonisation of laptop chargers come into effectNew regulations have applied to many smaller devices like mobile phones, cameras and tablets since 2024Tue Apr 28 2026 - 20:05
‘Sixty-three people went to work last year and didn’t come back’: Lives lost in the workplace rememberedAnnual Workers’ Memorial Day event highlights need for concrete action from employers, the Government and the European Union to prioritise workplace safetyTue Apr 28 2026 - 14:34
Meta contractor Covalen plans to make 700 workers redundant at Dublin operationAnnouncement by company follows recent round of more than 300 redundancies at firm Tue Apr 28 2026 - 07:59
AI in the workplace: ‘AI is probably an easy scapegoat, almost a victimless crime’Employers need to engage more with their staff when deploying AI, says the chair of the UK’s Institute for the Future of Work Mon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
Unions hoping meeting on Long Covid will produce resolution for frontline health workers Nurses and other hospital staff currently on half-pay after expiry of special payment schemeSun Apr 26 2026 - 21:45
Large increase in number of complaints over disability discrimination at workComplaints made to WRC in 2025 saw 52% increase on previous year’s tally of 622Sun Apr 26 2026 - 19:15
Enoch Burke’s appeal against dismissal ends after he repeatedly interrupted proceedingsBurke disrupted panel after he took issue with Wilson’s Hospital School having legal representationFri Apr 24 2026 - 18:49
Could Ireland face a period of worker discontent after the fuel protests? Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of livingFri Apr 24 2026 - 06:00
Perceived racism may hit Ireland’s ability to attract international workers, conference hearsIbec employment law event hears of ongoing delays in renewing Irish Residence PermitsThu Apr 23 2026 - 19:26
Siptu asks Oireachtas committee to invite childcare employers in to explain stall on pay deal negotiations Union warns millions allocated by Government could again be returned unspent if the process does not start soonWed Apr 22 2026 - 17:13
Retired RTÉ staff welcome rejection of broadcaster’s bid to transfer pension scheme costsPatrick O’Donovan’s decision a ‘good day for occupational pensioners’, says retired-staff associationTue Apr 21 2026 - 12:34
Energy supports and income-tax cuts possible in Budget 2027, Simon Harris confirmsTaoiseach Micheál Martin defended Coalition’s response to the fuel crisis and underlined the importance of renewablesMon Apr 20 2026 - 15:59
Taoiseach says department’s failure to report US military overflights is ‘not normal’Official figure of American flights through Irish airspace was 248 shortMon Apr 20 2026 - 14:27
