Reilly in U-turn on contractors' payIn a significant U-turn, the Department of Health has signalled that highly-paid contractors working in the health service will…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Staff in Reilly special unit exempted from pay cutsHighly paid contractors working for the special delivery unit established by Minister for Health James Reilly are to be exempt…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Pension concessions to be offered to public servants retiring in 18 monthsThe Government has offered significant pension concessions to public servants retiring in the next 18 months in a bid to encourage…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
INTO to ballot on pay deal without recommendationThe union representing national teachers, the INTO, is to put the proposed new Croke Park agreement to a ballot of its 32,000…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Impact urges acceptance of dealThe country’s largest public service union, Impact is to recommend to its 63,000 members that they should vote in favour of the…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Bus union rejects court proposalsClerical and managerial staff at Bus Éireann have decisively rejected Labour Court recommendations to deal with a deteriorating…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Union to direct civil servants to reject proposalsThe union representing higher civil and public servants is to recommend that its members reject the proposed new Croke Park agreement…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Teacher unions recommend rejection of Croke Park dealTwo teaching unions have now joined the body representing senior civil servant in recommending to members that they reject the…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Former top public servants face 5% pension cutThe Government plans special legislation to cut the pensions of the highest-paid former public servants by some 5 per cent.Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Total of 80 public service allowances face abolition as part of agreementPublic service staff could lose out on money paid under 80 different allowances, which are already being targeted by the Government…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Cuts to public service pensions start at €32,500 threshold in draft of new dealRetired public service staff who receive annual pensions in excess of €32,500 face further cuts under the new Croke Park agreement…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Civil servants' union to urge members to reject pay dealThe union representing higher civil and public servants is to recommend that its members reject the proposed new Croke Park agreement…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Unions acknowledge medicine is harsh but say members have avoided a far more bitter pillANALYSIS: The bottom line of the extension to the Croke Park agreement is that very many staff across the public service will…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Public servants may lose out on 80 different allowancesPublic service staff could lose out on money paid under 80 different allowances which are already being targeted by the Government…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Four unions walk out of talks aimed at securing €1bn in cutsPublic service unions who have walked out of talks with the Government on a renegotiated Croke Park agreement have vowed to vigorously…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Gilmore says unions must be given space to consider dealAgreement has been reached between the Government and the country's public service unions on cutting €1 billion off the public…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
IMO pay system 'completely incorrect'The Irish Medical Organisation’s remuneration committee had no responsibility for the salary of former chief executive George…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Four unions walk out of public service pay talksFour unions have tonight walked out on extension talks to the Croke Park agreement.Sun Feb 24 2013 - 00:00
Coalition rethink on extra hoursThe Government has signalled it is prepared to scale back its original proposal that public service staff work an additional …Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Stalled transport projects wasted €30mAbout €30 million spent on plans to develop the now deferred Metro North and Metro West projects in Dublin has effectively been…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Additional hours sought under pay talk proposalsThousand of staff across the public service would have to work additional hours per week under proposals put forward tonight …Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Intensive Croke Park talks openIntensive talks aimed at securing an agreement to extend the Croke Park agreement have commenced.Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Nurses propose package to avoid pay cutsNurses have proposed that unions should explore the freezing of pay increments for all public service staff earning more than…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Croke Park failure would see legislation on pay cutsANALYSIS: The larger-than-anticipated turnout of frontline public service staff at the rally against further cuts in earnings…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Frontline staff claims are 'wrong', says ImpactThe country’s largest public service union, Impact, has said arguments by frontline public servants that they are being singled…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Frontline workers express anger at cutsThe National Basketball Arena in Tallaght saw a virtually unprecedented outburst of anger from thousands of frontline public …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Staff and pay cuts could net 35% of savings targetTalks: An acceleration in the planned cuts to staffing levels in the public service, facilitated by the provision of additional…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Frontline staff 'not being singled out'The country’s largest public service union, Impact, has said that arguments by frontline public servants that they are being …Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Coalition to stand firm over cuts to premium pay for staffThe Government is holding firm in its plans to cut premium payments for frontline staff in the public service, despite a major…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
HSE says staff clothes pose no infection riskThe HSE has said that while the public believes uniforms or work clothes worn by health service personnel pose a risk of spreading…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí may picket Government meetingsRank-and-file gardaí are to “restrict the flow of goodwill” by refusing to use their own personal cars, phones or laptops for…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Protesters resolute in opposition to new pay cutsThe National Basketball Arena in Tallaght saw a virtually unprecedented outburst of anger from thousands of frontline public …Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Talks to look at more hours but less overtimeThe Government is expected to propose increasing the number of hours worked by staff in the Civil Service at talks today on an…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí may picket official meetingsRank-and-file gardaí are to “restrict the flow of goodwill” by refusing to use their own personal cars, phones or laptops for…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Unions to decide on Croke Park tacticsANALYSIS: Within the next few days all organisations representing public service staff should have received details of the Government…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Gardaí urged to enter pay talksMinister for Justice and Defence Alan Shatter has urged Garda representative bodies to take part in the current talks on the …Sun Feb 17 2013 - 00:00
Doctors call for emergency meeting of trade unionDoctors involved in a campaign to “save” their trade union, the Irish Medical Organisation, following the controversy over the…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Public service Sunday pay to be targetedThe Government is seeking to significantly scale back premium payments for public service staff in a bid to save about €170 million…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Croke Park deal talks to continuePublic service management will tomorrow carry out further modelling work on proposals to reduce premium payments in the health…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Bus union urges Labour Court rejectionOne of the main unions at Bus Éireann is urging its members to reject Labour Court proposals on a recovery programme for the …Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Government seeks to cut public sector premium payThe Government is seeking to reduce premium payments for staff across the public service who work on a Sunday from double time…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Doctors seek meeting to 'save' IMODoctors involved in a campaign to “save” their trade union, the Irish Medical Organisation, following the controversy over the…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Government to specify plans to cut nurses' payThe Government is expected today to set out specific proposals to cut premium payments to nurses and other healthcare workers…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Aer Lingus halts rises in pension rowAer Lingus has told staff that it will halt all pay increases, including the payment of increments, until the dispute at the …Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Talks ready to turn to specificsBackground: By tomorrow the talks on a proposed extension to the Croke Park deal will have been under way for one month.Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Premium payments being targetedThe Government is expected to insist that premium payments made to gardaí, nurses and other frontline public service staff must…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Just 92 apply for 1,000 lower-paid jobs in nursing and midwiferyThe HSE has confirmed that it received only 92 applications for the 1,000 lower-paid posts on offer under its controversial new…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Pay cut plans unrealistic, say unionsGovernment proposals for an extension to the Croke Park agreement would see a cut of around 10Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
TUI may pull out of Croke Park talksThe Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has signalled that it may pull out of the current talks on an extension to the Croke Park…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Bank debt protests to continue, says IctuThe campaign against repaying Ireland’s bank debt would continue despite last week’s promissory note deal, the general secretary…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
