Life breathed into Croke Park II but new agreement still a long way offThe revised plan is based on pay cuts for higher earners and incrementsTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Nurses offered deal on premium pay ratesWorking week would increase from 37.5 to 39 hours, with less pay for new nursesTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Howlin warns dissenting unions as pay talks are extended‘Government will take whatever action we need to make savings,’ Minister saysTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Bus Éireann staff give lie to notion that there is no appetite for strikesAnalysis: Public service unions also warning of potential industrial action if pay is cutMon May 13 2013 - 02:00
Significant progress in talks between Government and unions on pay billAgreement in principle reached with Garda unions aimed at savings of up to €17mMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Bus Éireann dispute set to continue tomorrowUp to 80,000 passengers could be affected as no indication of talks to settle rowSun May 12 2013 - 19:35
Talks continue in effort to secure Croke Park II dealGovernment has set deadline for negotiations to end by tomorrowSun May 12 2013 - 19:11
Croke Park talks resume ahead of Monday’s deadlineGovernment is seeking to reduce the State's pay and pensions bill by €1billion over three yearsSat May 11 2013 - 11:42
Reilly sorry for telling singing nurse to ‘stick to the day job’Minister announces creation of new post of chief nursing officer at Department of HealthFri May 10 2013 - 13:37
Health service unions and management in talks aimed at cutting pay billUnions propose alternative to Croke Park IIFri May 10 2013 - 09:00
Main focus of health service is budget cuts, not patient safety says INMO presidentWarning that cutbacks can hit patients’ health and chances of survivalFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Government calls for new talks to avert strike at Bus Eireann from SundayGilmore says viability of company “at risk”Fri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Nurses ‘prepared for war’ over pay cutsINMO conference passes emergency motion proposing a ballot on industrial actionThu May 09 2013 - 15:41
Nurses expected to back moves for ballot on industrial action if Government cuts payINMO says it will “respond positively” to any talks with Labour Relations CommissionThu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Reilly health reforms “foolhardy”, says Impact trade unionConference hears criticism of Minister over lack of consultation on his change plansWed May 08 2013 - 23:39
Coalition may opt to negotiate with individual unionsSources close to talks indicate Government believes overall deal embracing all public service unions and groups unlikelyWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Private hospitals lobby over legislationPrivate hospitals’ association to appeal to European Commission over measures it says would limit choiceSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Labour Relations Commission may seek more time to resolve Croke Park rowBegg warns of potential disastrous drift to conflict between Government and unionsSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Warning that cancer funding move would put services at riskHSE sought to redirect €7million from cancer funding for 2013Tue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Lack of clarity on why over €4 million in State funds paid to bank account, says C&AG reportPurposes of grants were not precisely specified by those giving the moneyTue Apr 30 2013 - 05:00
Coalition prepared to alter stance on pay pactGovernment considers concessions in pursuit of new public service agreementMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Government gives unions two weeks to agree deal on savingsCoalition looking at a combination of pay cuts, freezing of increments and changes to premium and overtime paymentsSat Apr 27 2013 - 19:12
Public service pay cuts could reduce activity in economy by up to 0.5%, official figures showPromissory note deal will have no impact on public finances this yearFri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
Civil servants warn of industrial action if Government implements Croke Park cutsCPSU says members won’t lie down quietly in face of pay cutsFri Apr 26 2013 - 01:00
Unions came close to split over Croke ParkCongress structures need to be re-examined, says CPSU general secretaryThu Apr 25 2013 - 09:37
Analysis: Primary care practitioners insist cuts have consequencesContractors face further pinch as Government seeks to reduce €2.5 billion costsThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Kenny hints compulsory redundancies could arise if no agreement on public service payTeachers say no basis for deal that focuses only on cutting public servants’ payThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Rabbitte rules out compulsory redundancies in public sectorGovernment reiterates commitment to making savings of €300 million in pay billWed Apr 24 2013 - 09:23
Howlin stands firm on need to cut pay by €300mMinister reiterates commitment to public sector savingsWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
Government wants response in fortnight to new initiative on public service payHowlin says Government will work with unions prepared to make compromisesTue Apr 23 2013 - 22:18
Government to introduce career break scheme in health serviceScheme part of plan to reduce number of staff on payrollTue Apr 23 2013 - 06:00
OECD proposals to alter public service pensionsOrganisation’s report suggests younger public servants could be moved to new schemeSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Teachers to ballot for strike actionIndustrial action would take place if the Government unilaterally cut payFri Apr 19 2013 - 15:36
Unions say Government must acknowledge Croke Park proposals deadImpact says it will not accept worse package to appease unions that rejected dealFri Apr 19 2013 - 06:00
Rejection of Croke Park II deal may have prevented damaging splitWith any revised deal, the prospect remains of rows reigniting within the trade union movementThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:20
Unions warn again of industrial action if Government cuts public service payImpact says ‘clarifications’ of Croke Park deal cannot be at the expense of its membersWed Apr 17 2013 - 20:24
Croke Park II is dead but the €300 million savings problem remainsSeveral scenarios are now open but none of them will be easyWed Apr 17 2013 - 11:11
Ictu will 'resist' any attempt to impose pay cutsTaoiseach insists Government must make payroll savings after Croke Park collapseWed Apr 17 2013 - 10:00
Cuts of €300m needed despite Croke Park rejection - HowlinIctu to meet today to discuss unions’ rejection of Croke Park IIWed Apr 17 2013 - 07:00
Siptu warns of confrontation if Government legislates to cut public service payUnion urges Government to find ‘another way’Wed Apr 17 2013 - 07:00
VHI seeking to pay public hospitals on a per procedure basis under cost control planCompany to re-negotiate private sector ratesTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Prison officers may hold the key to the fate of Croke Park agreementIf Yes side wins, margin of victory is likely to be smallTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Croke Park could be ratified by tiny marginImpact and the Public Service Executive Union expected to back deal comfortably but Government concerned about INTO and Siptu votesTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
Public sector pay deal collapses as Siptu votes against proposalsJack O'Connor warns of ‘mutually destructive confrontation’ if Government legislates to cut payTue Apr 16 2013 - 01:00
Tensions between VHI and Minister for Health on risk equalisation and price increasesVHI chairman cites as ‘perverse’ new scheme to spread burden of insurer’s older patient profileMon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
Government insists it will pass laws on pay cuts if unions reject dealKey union ballot results expected this weekMon Apr 15 2013 - 06:00
Higher civil servants reject Croke Park dealMembers in 7 public service trade unions have now voted to reject the proposed new Croke Park agreement.Mon Apr 15 2013 - 01:00
Gardaí protest against proposed pay cuts outside EU ministers’ meetingGRA members to be affected by Croke Park cutsFri Apr 12 2013 - 15:34
TEEU votes to reject Croke Park II proposalsMembers vote by two to one majority against agreementFri Apr 12 2013 - 13:11
