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
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 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
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
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
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
Pharmacy union to lobby new body over payment cutsTHE IRISH Pharmacy Union has decided that it will make a submission to the new independent body established by the Government…Wed Mar 19 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
HSE believes ruling is a 'one-off'THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) said last night it believed the injunction granted yesterday to a Co Limerick pharmacist preventing…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Cabinet approves employment rightsTHE CABINET has approved the publication of new employment rights legislation which a number of unions had set as a pre- condition…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Cancer screening ready for roll-outTHE CHIEF executive of the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) has said that it has the funding in place to roll out the…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Minister says NTPF could cover orthodontic careTHE MINISTER for Health Mary Harney has suggested that the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) may be used to secure orthodontic…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Union chief denounces HSE over therapy posts rulingTHE HEAD of the country's largest public sector trade union has maintained that nearly one quarter of all occupational therapy…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Pharmacy gets over €1m in drug scheme paymentsA PHARMACY in Co Dublin last year received more than €1 million in fees and mark-up payments from the HSE for dispensing medication…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Drumm warns A&Es may be closed in cutbacksTHE CHIEF executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Prof Brendan Drumm has warned that a number of smaller accident and…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Minister gives full support to HSE headPRESS CONFERENCE: MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney yesterday expressed full support for Prof Brendan Drumm and his management…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Pharmacy service nationwide set for disruptionPHARMACY SERVICES nationwide are expected to be disrupted today as some 500 pharmacists are due to attend a special meeting in…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Health service expected to seek cutbacks of €300mNEW HEALTH service cutbacks of about €300 million are expected to be announced in the weeks ahead, it has emerged.Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
HSE invites radiologist on leave to resume workA CONSULTANT radiologist who was placed on administrative leave following the controversy over mammograms at the Midland Regional…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
€1.1bn paid to drug manufacturersTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) last year paid out more than €600 million to pharmaceutical wholesalers and retail pharmacists…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Pharmacists urged to dispense despite pricing rowIRISH PHARMACY Union president Michael Guckian has called on pharmacists to continue dispensing medicines to patients on Saturday…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
TDs criticise social insurance fund's 2% investment returnTHE STATE would get a better financial return on the investment of its €3 billion social insurance fund if it placed the money…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Meeting sought with AG on report into organsTHE OIREACHTAS Committee on Health and Children is to seek a meeting with the Attorney General on why the official report into…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Group to review services provided by pharmacistsTHE REGULATOR for the pharmacy sector has established a new group to examine how services provided by pharmacists to patients…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Air traffic controllers upbeat on dealTHE TRADE union Impact has said there was a very positive mood among air traffic controllers yesterday at the proposals to resolve…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Fresh plan to end air traffic control rowThe Labour Court has recommended that a new interim overtime system should be put in place for air traffic controllers for the…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
New attempt to avert strike by air traffic controllersTALKS AIMED at averting a shutdown of the State's main airports on Thursday will take place at the Labour Court today.Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Siptu reach deal to avert disruptionA THREATENED disruption to Aer Lingus flights, which could have affected up to 20,000 passengers from today, has been averted…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Pledge to protect minimum wageTHE GOVERNMENT will take whatever legislative steps are necessary to protect the existing legal mechanism for setting minimum…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Consultant group defers decision on contractTHE IRISH Hospital Consultants' Association (IHCA) has deferred until the end of March a decision on whether to recommend a new…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Ibec strongly critical of air traffic controllers threatened actionEmployers group Ibec has strongly criticised the planned 24-hour strike next Thursday by air traffic controllers which it said…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Bank union to seek 10% rise, pension protectionThe bank officials' union, IBOA, is to seek increases of 10 per cent over two years in the forthcoming national pay talks.Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Air passengers face major disruption as disputes loomTens of thousands of air passengers face possible widespread disruption next week as a result of two disputes at the State's …Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Balloton strikemandate at Aer LingusThe union Siptu has started balloting its 1,800 members at Aer Lingus on possible industrial actionWed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair calls for strike contingency planRyanair has criticised the Government for failing to put in place contingency measures to keep airports open in the event of …Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
SF and Labour seek better deal for agency staffSinn Féin and the Labour Party are to put forward their first joint Private Members' motion in the Dáil this week.Mon Feb 18 2008 - 00:00
British embassy strikers threaten to escalate action in jobs disputeThe trade union Unite has said it will consider escalating its industrial action at the British embassy in Dublin next week if…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Patient fit for discharge refuses to budgeA patient in a Dublin hospital who has been fit for discharge for more than a year is still in an acute bed, the Minister for…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Health unions agree to talks on extended hoursHealth service unions have said they are willing in principle to discuss moves by health service management to introduce an extended…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
National pay talks to begin soonA formal invitation to begin talks on a new national pay deal is to be issued to unions and employers later this month.Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
