Risks seen in Budget are now reality, says departmentPOTENTIAL RISKS to the economy which were set out in the Budget in December are now materialising, the Department of Finance …Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Compromise explored in pharmacists' disputeMOVES WILL continue today in a bid to find a resolution to the dispute over the controversial new pharmacy pricing system which…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Date set for major industrial action in health serviceNEARLY 30,000 health service workers have served notice of industrial action from May 21st in a dispute over recruitment restrictions…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Union to rejoin national pay talks todayTHE TRADE union Mandate, which represents about 44,000 staff in the retail and bar sector, is to return to the national pay talks…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Findings to prompt review of State sectorHUNDREDS OF State agencies are to have their futures reviewed in light of the publication yesterday of a report on public service…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
HSE seeks to expand nurse roleHEALTH SERVICE management is to seek nurses to take on some roles traditionally carried out by doctors and to relinquish some…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Call for review of plan on acute hospital decisionHEALTH: THE OECD has urged the Government to look again at the basis for its controversial decision to centralise acute hospital…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Review of State agencies not ruled out, says CowenTánaiste and Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has said he is not ruling out a review of the future of some State agencies on …Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Medical lab scientists warn on smear test outsourcingMEDICAL LABORATORY scientists at hospitals across the country have warned that they may take industrial action in protest at …Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
HSE to hold talks with pharmacy union over row on pricing structureTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to hold talks with the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) today in an attempt to find a resolution…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Beacon disputes compensation levels in co-located hospital contractsTHE BEACON Medical Group, which has won tenders to develop three of the controversial co-located private hospitals around the…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus ground staff reject dealAer Lingus passengers are facing the possibility of disrupted service due to industrial action after about 1,800 ground operation…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Cabinet to set up public service reform bodyTHE CABINET has agreed to establish an implementation body to examine the report on public service reform drawn up by the OECD…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus passengers may face disruptionAER LINGUS passengers are facing the possibility of disrupted service due to industrial action after about 1,800 ground operation…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Siptu leader calls on unions to form collegeSIPTU PRESIDENT Jack O'Connor has said unions should come together to develop a new university which would teach courses from…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Pharmacists see cut in HSE priceTHE IRISH Pharmacy Union (IPU) has said that its members are now experiencing reductions in payments from the Health Service …Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Hospitals fail to admit 44% in 12-hour limitA TOTAL of 44 per cent of patients in hospital emergency departments awaiting admission had to wait longer than the official …Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
HSE set flat pharmacist fee without prior approvalA DRAFT interim contract for community pharmacists which set out a new flat-rate dispensing fee was sent out by the Health Service…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Call for new health insurance systemA NEW social health insurance scheme to fund an equitable health service has been called for by the Adelaide Hospital Society…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Hospital contract likely to be rejected - consultantsNEW DIFFICULTIES have emerged in long-running talks aimed at securing a new contract for hospital consultants.Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Ibec calls for cap on costs of pensions for public servantsEMPLOYERS' GROUP: Ibec has said the Government must move to cap the escalating cost of the provision of public sector pensions…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus strike threat lifted after new ballot agreedTHE THREAT of industrial action at Aer Lingus has been averted for the present following an agreement between management and …Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
EU ruling on fixed-term contracts welcomedTRADE UNION Impact has claimed that the Government is facing the possibility of having to pay over €100,000 in compensation as…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
'Some progress' in Aer Lingus talks on changes to work practicesWITH A deadline set by management late this afternoon the trade union Siptu has said that "some progress" has been made in local…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Siptu votes to enter talks on new pay agreementTHE COUNTRY'S largest trade union, Siptu, has voted to enter into talks with the Government and other social partners on a new…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Union to seek wage increasesTHE COUNTRY'S second largest trade union, Unite, says it will be seeking increases "substantially above inflation" in the forthcoming…Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
HSE proposals include cutting A&E services and drug schemesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has proposed a series of radical measures to the Department of Health as part of an overall…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus set Tuesday deadline for deal on work practicesAER LINGUS passengers face the possibility of further industrial relations trouble following a decision by management to set …Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus pilots accept new work and cost-saving measuresPILOTS AT Aer Lingus have overwhelmingly accepted a new deal on cost-cutting measures and work-practice changes.Wed Apr 09 2008 - 01:00
Unions to hear of new health cutbacksPLANS FOR a new round of health-service cutbacks are to be outlined to union leaders within the next week or so.Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus pilots set to share €7m if they agree work practice changesABOUT 500 pilots at Aer Lingus are to share up to €7 million in compensation if they agree to work practice changes at the airline…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Living transplant couple return homeTHE COUPLE involved in the country's first spouse-to-spouse living transplant operation were discharged yesterday from hospital…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
HSE numbers down by 2,061JUST DAYS after staff in the public health services began to ballot on industrial action in protest at recruitment restrictions…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Low-paid civil servants to seek 27% pay riseCPSU ANNUAL CONFERENCE: LOWER-PAID civil servants have called on their union to seek increases of 27 per cent in forthcoming…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Union chief warns Ahern successor 'no pay, no deal'A SENIOR official of one of the country's main public sector trade unions has said that in the aftermath of the benchmarking …Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
FBD Insurance strike called offA PLANNED half-day strike at about 50 branches of FBD Insurance today has been averted.Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Siptu asks Aer Lingus for local talksSIPTU HAS said that many of its members at Aer Lingus have reached the point where they are not prepared to make further large…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Rise in complaints over public jobsTHERE WAS a significant increase in the number of complaints received by the Commission for Public Service Appointments last …Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Immediate action on rising costs urged in reportA NEW report on the manufacturing sector has urged the Government to take immediate action to address rising costs.Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Ictu warns over agency workersTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said the introduction of legislation to ensure equal treatment for agency workers…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus meets staff on new rostersMANAGEMENT AT Aer Lingus is expected to seek to provide clarification to about 1,800 ground operation personnel in the coming…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
HSE to advertise for 100 new consultantsHEALTH SERVICE management is to advertise for around 100 new hospital consultants on revised terms and conditions in the weeks…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
30,000 health staff to vote on industrial actionNEARLY 30,000 health sector staff are to ballot on industrial action in protest at employment recruitment restrictions put in…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus unrest fear as deal rejectedTHE POSSIBILITY of further serious industrial relations trouble at Aer Lingus re-emerged last night after about 1,800 Siptu members…Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
Consultant contract talks reach endgameIHCA and IMO meet HSE management ahead of crucial annual conferencesTue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
HSE to tell unions about measures to reduce costsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is expected to tell trade union leaders on Tuesday that "active and rigorous" cost- containment…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Talks to avert ambulance strike to restart next weekTALKS AIMED at averting a threatened national strike by ambulance personnel next month are to reconvene next Thursday following…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
ICTU debate on entering pay talksTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) is to hold a special conference on April 17th to decide whether it should take part…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Breach of staff rights may cost firms two years' payEMPLOYERS WHO breach workers' employment rights may in future have to pay up to two years' salary in compensation under measures…Thu Mar 20 2008 - 00:00
Law to introduce student work permitsALL STUDENTS from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) will have to have work permits if they wish to work here, under a …Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
