Most companies will freeze pay in 2012, says IbecA PAY freeze will remain in place in most companies next year, the employers’ body Ibec has said.Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
HSE proposes longer hours and cuts to overtime ratesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has proposed cutting overtime rates, deferring incremental payments and making staff work …Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Revenue inquiry into bank chiefs yields €1.3mBANK AND building society chiefs have paid over €1Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
State procurement must be centralised, forum toldLOCAL COMPANIES supplying goods and services to bodies across the public service could lose out under new moves to centralise…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Call for 'buy in' of public sector staffPUBLIC SERVICE reform on the scale and level of complexity being sought by the Government cannot simply be imposed on an unwilling…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
TD alleges ministers and public servants in pactA “FAUSTIAN” pact developed between ministers and senior public servants, chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee John…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Manager crisis in HSE claims chiefTHE HEALTH Service Executive chief has said a huge strategic investment was required in management in the health service.Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Welfare budget 'may see €1bn cuts'Cuts of close to €1 billion in the social welfare budget for next year are being considered by the Government as part of its …Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
State's rent supplement bill cost €500m in 2009RENT SUPPLEMENT payments are made by the State to persons who rent private accommodation but are unable to afford the cost.Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
'Faustian pact' between ministers and public serviceA Faustian pact developed over recent years between ministers and senior public service officials, the Chairman of the Public…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
100 civil servants receive over €100,000 in pension paymentsMORE THAN 100 retired civil servants are receiving pensions of more than €100,000 per year.Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Flexibility may replace pay cuts, says ReillyHOSPITAL CONSULTANTS will have to engage in more flexible work practices such as quicker discharge of patients, particularly …Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
HSE home in Dublin to shut downA HSE-run long-stay healthcare facility in Dublin with more than 80 beds is to be closed down.Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Nurses to stage Dublin protestNurses at the emergency department at the largest hospital in the mid-west are to stage a protest outside Government Buildings…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Nurses consider next step after talks break downNURSES AT the emergency department of the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, who have already staged two work stoppages…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Defence Forces body to seek full union statusPDFORRA, THE representative association for non-officer ranks in the Defence Forces, is to seek trade union status.Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
New system of dialogue planned, says GilmoreTHE GOVERNMENT is to put in place a new system of dialogue with unions, employers and other social partners.Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Siptu threatens strikes over pensionsThe country's largest trade union Siptu has warned that it will engage in strikes and industrial action to protect the pension…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Siptu head says Labour face key test on low paidFORTHCOMING LEGISLATION on joint labour committees and other wage-setting mechanisms for low-paid workers will be the litmus …Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Major investment in VHI required after court rulingTHE EU Commission is expected to write to the Government within a month to seek its plans for the private health insurance market…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Subscribers will be unaffected but Minister faces tough callsANALYSIS : Reilly must find €300m to boost reserves and then decide what to do with the insurerFri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Reilly condemns nurses' strike actionMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has strongly criticised industrial action taken by nurses at the emergency department at the…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
VHI chief paid over €411,000 last yearTHE OUTGOING chief executive of the VHI, Jimmy Tolan, received total payments of €411,420 last year, according to the company…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Striking nurses to attend talks over Limerick hospitalTHE LABOUR Relations Commission has intervened in the row over conditions at the emergency department of the largest hospital…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Central Mental Hospital staff to vote on industrial actionNURSING AND care staff at the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin are to vote on industrial action in a dispute with management…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Government may cap welfare payTHE GOVERNMENT may look at the introduction of a ceiling on the level of welfare payments families can receive under various …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Almost 2,300 HSE staff paid over €100,000THERE ARE nearly 2,300 staff in the HSE receiving salaries of more than €100,000.Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Head of hospital unit to be paid €90,000 for six-month contractTHE HEAD of the new agency established by the Government to produce plans for tackling waiting lists and problems in hospital…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Presidential pay cut: salary falls €75,000THE GOVERNMENT is to reduce the official salary for the president by more than €75,000 per year.Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
HSE to discuss deficit with unionsHEALTH SERVICE Executive management in the west will meet trade unions today to discuss how the region’s €50 million financial…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Civil Service chiefs still entitled to payoff dealFOUR SENIOR officials appointed by the Government in recent months have access to the same controversial retirement and severance…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Health service seeks €160m in additional State fundingTHE HEALTH Service Executive has asked the Government to provide more than €160 million in additional funding before the end …Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Fee for giving flu vaccine set at €15PHARMACISTS ARE to be offered a fee of €15 by the Government to administer the seasonal flu vaccine on behalf of the HSE.Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
New health cuts expected as HSE overspend growsHOSPITAL AND other health services face further cutbacks in the coming weeks after figures to be published today show that the…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
HSE pursues savings of €300mThe Health Service Executive has said that it is seeking to generate savings of more than €300 million before the end of the …Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Teagasc told to cut 109 postsThe agricultural advisory authority Teagasc has been instructed by the Government to shed 109 posts by the end of the year.Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Part-time civil servants allowed to keep leave days granted in errorPART-TIME staff in the Civil Service were given additional leave days in error over recent years, but they are to be allowed …Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
HSE claims stoppage by nurses will worsen pressure at Limerick hospitalTHE HSE has strongly criticised the level of nursing cover to be provided during a planned work stoppage today at the emergency…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
HSE criticises INMO stoppageHealth service management in the midwest has strongly criticised the level of cover to be provided by nurses tomorrow during …Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Senior health officials in US to examine veteran systemA DELEGATION of senior health service managers and doctors is in Washington this week to examine information technology and systems…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Same levels of water lost despite €1bn spendWATER: THERE HAS been little, if any, improvement in the level of water lost as a result of leakages and other factors despite…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
State assets used to secure hospital fundsHEALTH: STATE ASSETS were used as collateral by a voluntary hospital group in an effort to secure funding from commercial banks…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Call to protect frontline servicesHospital consultants have called on the HSE to realign the way it allocates its budget to give more priority to frontline services…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Union claims part sale of ESB driven by FG and not by bailout agreementUNIONS HAVE divided on how to respond to the Government’s plans to sell part of the ESB after the Technical Engineering and Electrical…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Limerick nurses stage stoppageNurses at the emergency department at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick are to stage a four-hour work stoppage next…Sun Sept 18 2011 - 01:00
Former adviser to Drumm seeks to claim back HSE postA SENIOR member of the “kitchen cabinet” of former HSE chief executive Prof Brendan Drumm, who retired on health grounds a number…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Doctors penalised over private patientsTHE HEALTH Service Executive has removed private practice rights from a number of hospital consultants.Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Chief executives in public hospitals being paid up to €247,000 a yearCHIEF EXECUTIVES in publicly funded hospitals are being paid salaries of up to €247,000 a year and in some cases have up to 37…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Ictu suggests selling stake in holding company of semi-States to raise cashTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has proposed the Government sell shares in an overall holding company encompassing all semi…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Limerick nurses to stage stoppageNurses at the emergency department at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick are to stage a four-hour work stoppage next…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
