Dublin riots: McEntee to seek clarity on use of force by gardaí from Policing Authority Minister for Justice says she does not ‘want members of An Garda Síochána looking over their shoulders responding to these incidents’Tue Nov 28 2023 - 11:02
Union hopes to continue public sector pay talks at WRC this weekTalks are intended to produce a successor to current national public sector pay agreementMon Nov 27 2023 - 21:09
Public pay talks: Increases in line with inflation remain key priority for unionsIt is unacceptable that living standards for workers fell when Government revenue was ‘buoyant’, union representative saysMon Nov 27 2023 - 11:14
Q&A: Public sector talks are about to get underway, what are all sides looking for? The future pay of the State’s public sector health professionals, teachers, gardaí, army, local authority workers and civil servants among others will all be up for discussion over the coming weeksSat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00
Government needs to listen to marginalised to avoid exploitation by far right, says President More needs to be known regarding right-wing elements who have sought to divide Irish society and those who support them financially, President saysFri Nov 24 2023 - 21:17
Bus drivers ‘in fear’ after events on Thursday night, says unionMembers of public intervened to rescue driver of bus hijacked near O’Connell StreetFri Nov 24 2023 - 13:10
Public sector pay talks set to start on MondayBoth sides want new deal with Donohoe indicating preference for one that would extend over two or more yearsThu Nov 23 2023 - 14:32
Industrial action to start at Limerick hospitalNurses at St John’s Hospital due to start work to rule at 8am on ThursdayWed Nov 22 2023 - 18:09
Voluntary sector health and social care workers vote overwhelmingly to accept pay dealAgreement includes 8% pay rise and commitment by Government to work towards a restoration of parity with public sector workersWed Nov 22 2023 - 16:57
Public sector pay talks to begin at WRC this week as unions agree to negotiationsWorkers’ side had wanted post-crash legislation repealed before starting, but will now form part of talksWed Nov 22 2023 - 11:38
New health body proposed to identify emerging threats after lessons of Covid-19 handlingProfessor Mary Horgan tasked by Stephen Donnelly with looking at models in other countries to ensure preparednessTue Nov 21 2023 - 07:05
Suspension of Dublin’s north inner city drugs task force ‘a sham’, says proposed leaderAnna Quigley’s suggested appointment led to a Department of Health review, grinding its work to a haltTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:43
Pilot supports for children in refuge accommodation should be extended, says TCD reportWhere I’m At scheme was aimed at helping children who had fled domestic violence with their mothersMon Nov 20 2023 - 09:22
Farm accidents: ‘It’s a risky business and really you need good men on machinery’Carlow farmer Michael Purcell was lucky to survive when his outdated, cabless tractor turned over and pinned him to the groundMon Nov 20 2023 - 05:15
‘It’s terrible to think of the torture he must have gone through in those 52 minutes’Paddy Byrne died from his injuries in a work-related incident in 2011. What followed was particularly painful for his widow as she sought accountabilityMon Nov 20 2023 - 04:35
Most violent workplace incidents occur in health and care sectorsWorkers in health, social care and related areas accounted for almost 25% of all workplace injuries reported last year - HSA statisticsMon Nov 20 2023 - 04:30
Public sector unions seek clarity on abolition of post-crash emergency legislationUnions keen to pursue a deal with pay increases that address impact of cost-of-living issues on their membersFri Nov 17 2023 - 18:46
‘It’s as important as salary at the moment’: How WFH Fridays have killed the five-day office weekIrish companies are getting staff back to offices midweek but letting people work from home on FridaysFri Nov 17 2023 - 11:04
RTÉ to begin consultations with union representatives on proposed cost-cutting measuresKevin Bakhurst says planned 50% increase in spending on independent commissioning ‘won’t happen overnight’Thu Nov 16 2023 - 01:00
Unions to meet on Friday to consider pay talks invitationInvitation from Government on deal to replace Building Momentum, which expires at end of year, expected to be acceptedWed Nov 15 2023 - 21:39
Shortage of firefighters and lack of training an ongoing safety threat, conference told Staffing levels for fire service in Cork not increased since 1970 despite substantial increases in city’s population, union representative saysWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:35
Actors in Ireland should receive similar terms to those in Britain, union saysTalks are ongoing with film industry body to improve deal offered to talent amid production boomTue Nov 14 2023 - 20:37
Improved access to collective bargaining will leave unions with work to do, Siptu conference told Irish unions need to ensure changes do not result in unions improving the lot of workers who are not membersTue Nov 14 2023 - 18:22
RTÉ ‘slash and burn’ cost-cutting leaves workers ‘carrying the can’, union saysSiptu agreed to resist plan in the wake of ‘gross mismanagement’ at broadcasterTue Nov 14 2023 - 17:48
Public sector pay talks to begin within days as unions meet to consider strategyPaschal Donohoe says discussions will be ‘difficult’ as unions call for Government to move on from post-crash mindsetTue Nov 14 2023 - 15:18
‘Turbulent winter’ in prospect if no progress made on public sector pay deal, union leader warnsParty leaders set to discuss better wages and conditions on Monday night as Siptu official cast doubt on timeline of accordMon Nov 13 2023 - 21:05
RTÉ plans to reduce staff numbers by 400 and outsource more content to stem financial crisisBroadcaster’s new strategic plan acknowledges it must ‘progressively reduce costs and overheads’, with sale of part of Donnybrook campus under considerationMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:28
Basic income for the arts: ‘That ‘Jesus Christ, what am I going to do?’ moment isn’t as bad now’Gearóid O’Dea explains how the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme has enabled him to worry less and concentrate more on developing his painting careerWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Universal basic income: ‘Quite a few political parties are looking at it very seriously’System would make society fairer without need for huge taxes, Dublin conference to be told, amid ‘highest’ levels of interest for trialsWed Nov 08 2023 - 05:00
Three quarters of those released from prison in 2018 not working three years later, CSO showsResearchers found that by 2021 former probationers in employment earned a weekly average of €509Wed Nov 01 2023 - 20:47
Parity with post-primary teachers pay and conditions sought by adult education tutors’ groupAdult Education Tutors Organisation members protest at Dáil over staffing offer they decribe as ‘unacceptable’Wed Nov 01 2023 - 16:45
AI having a positive impact on job creation and workplaces, conference toldAlmost one-third of Irish firms surveyed by Ibec say the technology is improving their productivityWed Oct 25 2023 - 15:12
Staff views on remote work among top issues for company bosses, new survey finds Ibec survey says around half of firms find it harder to recruit for onsite only rolesWed Oct 25 2023 - 06:37
Action on workplace menstrual and menopause policies needed, says union coalition‘Silence on women’s health issues is damaging and impacts equality in society and at work,’ says INMO general secretaryTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:16
Supreme Court decision provides ‘ammunition’ to those seeking to challenge contractor status, says union Potential for thousands of WRC cases but individual workers will have to argue specifics of individual circumstancesMon Oct 23 2023 - 18:41
Cork flood relief payments set to exceed €70,000Cork flooding: Minister for Enterprise to bring memo to Cabinet on plan to provide payments with a maximum ‘in excess of €70,000′Mon Oct 23 2023 - 06:10
Anonymise early stage of recruitment processes, African diaspora urgesMore diversity among among interview panels could make for more diverse workplaces, survey suggestsMon Oct 23 2023 - 05:00
Flood risk continues with status orange rain warning for Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny Weather Ireland: Heavy rainfall forecast for all of Munster, Kilkenny, Wexford and Galway on Sunday nightSun Oct 22 2023 - 19:28
Domino’s Pizza driver ruling could have wide-ranging implicationsSupreme Court overturned Court of Appeal decision on treatment of drivers as self-employed independent contractorsSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Administrative staff at HSE to escalate dispute over staffing levels Fórsa union informs HSE its members will expand on actions being taken as part of ‘work to rule’ ongoing since October 6thFri Oct 20 2023 - 19:12
Cork town reels after ‘absolutely devastating’ flooding as further heavy rain forecastStorm Babet fallout: ‘Significant difficulties’ on some of the county’s roads after storm brings more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hoursThu Oct 19 2023 - 19:13
In pictures: The clean-up begins in Midleton after Storm BabetCork flooding: Storm brought a month’s worth of rainfall to parts of Cork in just one day, leaving many buildings flooded and roads blockedThu Oct 19 2023 - 17:44
Friday working from home grows again as employers focus on Thursday in officeOffice crowd ‘gone now on a Friday’ for city centre pubs as city centre adaptsThu Oct 19 2023 - 05:00
Lack of menopause policies in most workplaces an issue for women workers, finds union survey World Menopause Day poll finds almost half of women surveyed had been forced to take time off work due to menstruation or menopauseWed Oct 18 2023 - 00:01
Relief in health and social services sector as deal reached to avert strike A threatened strike by 5,000 health and social services workers in voluntary organisations and charities has been averted following successful talksTue Oct 17 2023 - 20:27
Care workers strike averted as deal reached at WRCStrike had been expected to impact on thousands of service users many with disabilitiesTue Oct 17 2023 - 11:59
Late-night talks continue aimed at averting strike by care workersGovernment and unions continued negotiations at WRC on Monday evening as prospect of strike from 8am on Tuesday loomedMon Oct 16 2023 - 21:49
Community organisation workers prepare for strike over pay differential with State sector‘I’m working hard to help people who might well be in a nursing home if it wasn’t for the support that people like me provide to them’Sun Oct 15 2023 - 16:55
Local authorities need to be empowered to address housing crisis, conference hearsAverage cost of a house built by councils in 2022 was under €300,000, Ictu event toldSat Oct 14 2023 - 14:19
Mental health issues should be a greater priority in workplaces, Irish-led study findsResearch cites figures suggesting more than $1 trillion in productivity is lost annually due to mental health issuesFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:34
