Offers to Civil Service on privilege daysLOWER-PAID civil servants are expected to be offered an additional two days of annual leave in return for the loss of privilege…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Unite calls for national strikeThe Unite trade union has proposed a general strike in opposition to the Government’s economic programme and in support of an…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Union says postal Bill threatens 10,000 jobsUP TO 10,000 jobs at An Post are under threat as a result of new legislation allowing for liberalisation of the postal market…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Croke Park deal must deliver by AugustREFORM: THE GOVERNMENT has set a deadline of next September for the Croke Park agreement on public service reform to begin delivering…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Move to widen 'inability to pay' clauseMINIMUM WAGE: THE GOVERNMENT is to allow employers seek an exemption from paying the national minimum wage on more than one …Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Senior HSE staff to be rehired, says unionRETIREMENTS: A SUBSTANTIAL number of senior HSE managers who are leaving under the Government’s early retirement and voluntary…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
HSE puts cost of training doctor to be GP at almost €300,000IT COSTS nearly €300,000 to train a doctor to be a general practitioner, new figures released by the Health Service Executive…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Agreement on public service pay and reform to remainCROKE PARK DEAL: THE NEW EU-IMF programme for Ireland confirms that the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pilots work to rule for 'fair and humane' rostersPILOTS AT Aer Lingus are to undertake a work to rule from today in a row with the airline over rosters.Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pilots to go on work-to-rulePilots at Aer Lingus are to undertake a work-to-rule from tomorrow in a row with the airline over rosters.Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Union says plan is savage, regressive and will cause deep recessionREACTION: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has described the Government’s four-year plan as “savage and regressive”Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Ictu says 'no mandate' for planThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said it is abundantly clear that the Government doesn’t have a mandate to sign off on …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Recruits to public service to receive 10% less in payTHE GOVERNMENT is to introduce an immediate 10 per cent reduction in the pay of all new entrants to the public service.Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Pay of new public servants to be cutThe Government is to introduce an immediate 10 per cent reduction in the pay of all new entrants to the public service.Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Reform and pay deal to be reviewed each yearCROKE PARK AGREEMENT: THE CROKE Park agreement on public service pay and reform is to be reviewed annually, the Department of…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Mater and St Vincent's hospitals to be merged, says HarneyPLANS ARE under way to merge two of the main acute hospitals in Dublin, the Mater and St Vincent’s University HospitalSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Union leader to warn of serious 'civil unrest'A PROMINENT trade union leader is to warn today that the country is on the brink of “significant civil unrest”.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Scale of hospital merger unprecedentedANALYSIS : The move to forge closer links between the two facilities began some time agoSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
About 3,000 workers apply to leave HSEABOUT 3,000 staff in the Health Service Executive had applied to leave the organisation under the Government’s early retirement…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Deadline for HSE staff schemesAbout 3,000 staff in the Health Service Executive (HSE) have submitted applications to leave the organisation so farFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Civil Service reform plan affected by union row over bank timeREFORM PLANS for the Civil Service involving the elimination of time off for staff to cash cheques and the ending of privilege…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Hospital chief resigned over differences with MinisterTHE FORMER chairman of the new national paediatric hospital has said that he stepped down because he could not agree with Minister…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Ex-children's hospital chairman quit over 'fundamental differences'THE FORMER chairman of the new national paediatric hospital has said that he resigned on the basis of “significant and fundamental…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Councils to target extra days off and cheque timeMANAGEMENT IN local authorities around the State are to target time off given to staff to cash cheques, extra privilege days …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Minister wants money back from Siptu accountMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has said he wants money not properly spent under the controversial Skill training programme…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Pay deal must deliver, says head of LRCCOMMITTEE ON ENTERPRISE: THE CROKE Park agreement on public service pay and reform faces criticism from the public and politicians…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Rehn accepts approach not 'exact science' - unionsEUROPEAN economic and monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn accepts that the approach to be adopted for dealing with the public…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Financial reform 'must look at' health and educationANY ATTEMPT to reform the public service from a financial perspective must focus on health and education, which have the largest…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Retirement, redundancy packages set in stone, says HSETHE DEPARTMENT of Finance and the HSE have ruled out changes to the terms of the voluntary redundancy and early retirement schemes…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
HSE rules out changes to packageHealth service trade unions have described talks today on the HSE’s voluntary redundancy and early retirement scheme as disappointing…Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
Grant to Siptu intended to fund trainingA SPECIAL adviser to the Taoiseach has said money that was allocated by the Department of Health to trade union Siptu in 2004…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Union asks labour agency to intervene over job cuts at HSETHE TRADE union Impact has asked the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to intervene on the terms of the voluntary redundancy …Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Government paid out more than €100m in fundingGOVERNMENT departments and agencies paid out more than €100 million in grants and other funding under social partnership in recent…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Unions criticise terms and deadline proposedREACTION: TRADE UNIONS have criticised the terms on offer under the Government’s voluntary redundancy scheme for health service…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Q&AWho will benefit from the early retirement/voluntary redundancy schemes? The schemes will be primarily aimed at staff in managerial…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Managers could get severance package of €300,000SOME SENIOR health service managers could receive severance payments of between €200,000 and €300,000 under the terms of the …Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Harney unveils details of HSE redundancy schemeThe Government has announced a €400 million voluntary redundancy and early retirement scheme for the Health Service Executive…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
HSE to offer redundancy deal in next few weeksNEW PROPOSALS for a voluntary redundancy scheme in the Health Service Executive could see about 5,000 clerical and administrative…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Operations officer post to cost HSE €190,000THE Health Service Executive’s new chief operations officer will be paid a salary of about €190,000, it has emerged.Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Civil servants to lose time off to cash their pay chequesTHE GOVERNMENT is to end the traditional practice of giving time off to civil servants to cash their pay chequesSat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Jettisoning Croke Park deal 'would be mistake'TRADE UNION leaders have said that it would be a mistake for the Government to abandon the Croke Park agreement on public service…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Up to 21 overseas trips under scrutinySENIOR HEALTH Service Executive figures believe there may have been up to 21 international trips undertaken over recent years…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Department criticised over Croke Park planTHE BODY charged with implementing the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform has criticised plans submitted by…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Fees cut for taking cancer-screening cervical smear testsTHE GOVERNMENT is to reduce by 5 per cent the fees paid to GPs and other healthcare professionals involved in taking smear tests…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Pay proposals for returning consultants ruled outTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has ruled out proposals that hospital consultants with experience at senior level abroad should receive…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Head of implementation group to get €30,000THE chairman of the national body charged with implementing the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform will receive…Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Local authorities face staff reviewSTAFFING LEVELS and structures in local authorities are to be reviewed, traditional working arrangements will be re-examined …Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Harney and Lynch differ over issue of resignationTHE FORMER chairman of the development board for the new National Paediatric Hospital said yesterday he resigned last week as…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Blood service redundancy deal goes to LRCTHE DEPARTMENT of Health has approval in principle a voluntary redundancy package for a number of staff in the Irish Blood Transfusion…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Aer Lingus staff stage actionCabin crew at Aer Lingus are engaged in work-to-rule action at the airline today in an escalation of a dispute with the airline…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
