Controversial pay increases put on holdMINISTERIAL AND HIGHER CIVIL SERVANT PAY: THE GOVERNMENT has said that controversial pay rises for Ministers and senior public…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Reduced hours for only 50% of nursesARRANGEMENTS TO reduce the working week for around half of all nurses in the Republic should be in place shortly, senior health…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Begg warns inflation may rise to 6.5%AS EMPLOYERS, unions and the Government prepare to engage in intensive bilateral talks over the next fortnight in a bid to determine…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Harney cites efficiencies in defence of HSE changesMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney said the planned changes in the Health Service Executive (HSE) were aimed at bringing about more…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
HSE reforms will see local directors playing key roleTHE EXISTING system of administering hospital and community healthcare services separately is to be abolished under reforms planned…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
Coughlan warns social partners on demandsMINISTER FOR Enterprise and Employment Mary Coughlan has told employers and unions that they may have to “park” some of their…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
HSE plans to revert to devolved regional managersTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to propose changing its current management structure and reverting to a more decentralised…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Irish firms make profit of €45,800 per worker, report saysIRISH COMPANIES make an average of €45,800 profit per employee or about twice the figure for British firms, a report produced…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Union to seek pay rise of more than 5%The country’s second largest trade union, Unite, has said it will be seeking pay increases of in excess of 5 per cent as part…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Picket at Bank of Ireland HQ as part of one-day strikeABOUT 600 members of the Unite trade union are to place pickets at the headquarters of Bank of Ireland in Baggot Street and at…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Health in €100m 'priority' shortfallTHE HEALTH services received around €100 million less in funding for “priority” developments this year than the Department of…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Divisions remain in partnership talksMAJOR DIVISIONS remain between employers and unions over pay and employment rights following the resumption of talks yesterday…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Parties to discuss forming new social partnershipEMPLOYERS, UNIONS and the Government will today resume talks on a new social partnership deal after a week of public arguments…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Planned disability services looked at in HSE costs reviewTHE MINISTER of State at the Department of Health John Moloney has said that the planned roll-out of new disability services …Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Unions rule out pay freezes at wage talksTrade union leaders have ruled out pay freezes as part of a new social partnership agreement and have also signalled that any…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Electricians vote on industrial actionSOME 10,000 electricians are to ballot on industrial action in a row over the payment of a 5 per cent or €1Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Siptu claims downturn due to fall in value of earningsTHE COUNTRY'S largest trade union has said the economic downturn can be attributed more to the inability of workers to pay for…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Cowen says spending to focus on areas that 'contribute most to our capacity'GOVERNMENT SPENDING: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Government plans to prioritise areas of spending "which contribute most…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Ictu rules out public sector pay pausePARTNERSHIP TALKS: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions says it will not entertain the idea of a pay pause in the public sector…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland customers may be hit by 24-hour stoppage next monthSTRIKE THREAT: BANK OF Ireland customers are facing possible disruption to services next month as a result of industrial action…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Cowen stresses need for 'careful' spendingThe Taoiseach Brian Cowen said it may be relatively painful to have to apply cutbacks in public spending across a range of desirable…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Ibec wants pay pause for public sector employeesPAY TALKS: EMPLOYERS' GROUP Ibec has called for the introduction of a pay pause for employees in the public service.Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
B of I staff to hold one-day strike in JulyAround 6,000 employees at Bank of Ireland are to hold a 24-hour strike next month in a row over the implementation of a stock…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Shorter week claim rejectedMOVES BY about 28,000 healthcare workers to seek a shorter working week similar to that secured by nurses have been rejected …Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Work permits proposed for non-EEA studentsSTUDENTS FROM outside the European Economic Area (EEA) will only be able to work for one employer at a time for up to 20 hours…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Plan to create more full-time health jobs supportedTHE NATIONAL Implementation Body (NIB) has backed proposals to allow health service managers to use money currently spent on …Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Shake-up will see Rail Safety Commission move to LouthTHE RAIL Safety Commission is to be moved to Drogheda, Co Louth, instead of Ballinasloe, Co Galway, as part of changes to elements…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Many AE patients wait over 12 hoursMORE THAN 40 per cent of all patients in hospital accident and emergency departments who required admission had to wait longer…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Civil servants to escalate their industrial actionABOUT 2,500 civil servants in the Department of Social and Family Affairs are to escalate a campaign of industrial action from…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
HSE planning new measures to save €193mTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is planning to introduce additional cost-containment measures aimed at generating savings …Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Hauliers threaten blockades over rising fuel pricesROAD HAULIERS are considering mounting blockades in protest at the rising cost of fuel, which they say is set to drive many of…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Travel disruption likely as airport workers plan actionTENS OF thousands of passengers intending to travel through Dublin airport next month face the prospect of serious disruption…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Siptu threatens action at Dublin airport over pensionsTens of thousands of passengers intending to travel through Dublin Airport next month face the prospect of serious disruption…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
HSE to cut 100 more jobs - ImpactThe trade union Impact has said that 100 additional posts in the health sector are to go as part of further cuts to be introduced…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
B of I staff to ballot on industrial actionSTAFF AT Bank of Ireland are expected to ballot on possible industrial action in a row over the level of stock to be awarded …Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
HSE threatens suspensions if Impact dispute escalatesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has warned that staff taking part in a planned escalation of industrial action from next week…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
No side's belief that workers could get better deal 'naive'WORKERS RIGHTS: Labour MEP Prionnsias De Rossa has said it is "entirely politically naive" to argue that a better deal could…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Dispute at SR Technics over work reforms resolvedTHE DISPUTE over work practice reforms at the aircraft maintenance company SR Technics, which had threatened the future of the…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
No better deal for workers - de RossaLabour Party MEP Proinsias de Rossa has said that it is entirely politically naïve to argue that a better deal could be secured…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
SR Technics staff set to consider Siptu proposal on work reformsTHE TRADE union Siptu is to put new proposals today to about 20 aircraft handlers at the SR Technics aircraft maintenance plant…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Cowen rejects Siptu demand on bargaining rightsUNI0N STANCE: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has refused to concede to Siptu's demand for automatic collective bargaining rights for …Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Aircraft service jobs at risk as handlers reject termsTHE FUTURE of the SR Technics aircraft maintenance plant at Dublin airport, which employs nearly 1,500 staff, is uncertain this…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Siptu fails to back Lisbon without union legislationThe country’s largest trade union Siptu has said it will not support the Lisbon Treaty unless the Government gives a commitment…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Senior civil servants should take more risks, says CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said that senior public servants should be given greater autonomy to take managed risks and to experiment…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Social partners hold first discussions on pay risesEMPLOYERS, UNIONS and the Government began their first discussions on pay increases to apply under any new social partnership…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Dublin airport staff vote for industrial action over pensionsSTAFF AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action as part of a campaign for improved…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Future of SR Technics uncertain after union voteThe future of aircraft maintenance company SR Technics is uncertain this evening after a small group of workers at the firm voted…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Cowen says 'very significant' capital investment to continueTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said the Government would continue with a “very significant” capital investment programme as part of the…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Train drivers to consider proposals to end disputeTHE IARNRÓD Éireann drivers’ dispute, which caused major disruption to rail services over the past week, could come to an end…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Most nurses still awaiting approval for shorter hoursIT NOW appears highly unlikely that agreements will be in place to allow for a shorter working week for the majority of the country…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
