Clinics' output under scrutinyA new data system to become available within the next few weeks will allow the Health Service Executive (HSE) to make comparisons…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Final deadline in consultant talksSenior health service management sources believe tomorrow could be a crunch day for the negotiations on a new agreed contract…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
HSE says community care may not cost lessThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that the development of a new integrated model of care for patients based on enhanced…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Public hospitals to face cost of A&E delaysPublic hospitals may in future have to pay for treatment in the private sector for patients who have to wait on trolleys in accident…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Decision on Aer Lingus contract set for next monthAircraft maintenance firm SR Technics told staff yesterday that a final decision on whether it will retain a crucial contract…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Additional hospital beds bill could reach €4bnThe exchequer is facing a €4 billion bill to provide thousands of additional acute hospital beds for public patients over the…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Nursing unions in 'last chance' return to Labour Court over payUnions representing tens of thousands of nurses have said they will take their main claims for pay increases back to the Labour…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Consultants offered pay of up to €235,000Health service management has now offered salary scales of up to €235,000 per year for hospital consultants who take a proposed…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
CPSU claims benchmarking methods flawedThe executive committee of the union representing lower-paid clerical grades in the Civil Service has recommended that its members…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Gilmore calls for public debate on payLabour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has said there should be a review of the method of determining pay in the public sector.Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Wage increases confined to staff on higher gradesSummary: The majority of public sector workers will receive no pay increase under the Report of the Public Service Benchmarking…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Benchmark body gives no rise to most public sector staffPublic sector unions have said the forthcoming talks on a new national pay deal will have to deliver increases significantly …Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Tallaght Fás staff hold work stoppageStaff at the Fás training centre in Tallaght, Dublin, yesterday held a 24-hour work stoppage in a row about overtime.Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Union warns zero benchmarking award could hit modernisationThe country's largest public sector union, Impact, has warned that the expected recommendation for zero increases under the benchmarking…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Salary rises approved for heads of commercial State firmsThe Government has sanctioned significant pay increases for chief executives of commercial State bodies.Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Harney says GP pay should be linked to services offeredThe Minister for Health, Mary Harney, has said that she would like to see general practitioners who provided an expanded range…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Harney says VHI will not be sold this yearThe State's largest health insurer, the VHI, will remain in State ownership next year, Minister for Health Mary Harney has said…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Harney proposes body to oversee contract feesThe Government is considering the establishment of a new independent body to recommend on fee scales for self-employed professionals…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Harney says shorter work week for nurses a 'challenge'Minister for Health Mary Harney has said that in the light of the changed financial circumstances for the exchequer, it is essential…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Ictu says Ahern did not keep Budget promiseThe Taoiseach told the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) three months ago that the Government would implement a more extensive…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Harney criticises HSE's service planMinister for Health Mary Harney has strongly criticised aspects of the Health Service Executive's (HSE) blueprint for the operation…Mon Dec 24 2007 - 00:00
Ictu seeks new laws on agreementsThe Irish Congress of Trade Union (Ictu) has said that it will press for new legislation to make collective agreements between…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Rise in jobless forecastThe national training and employment authority Fás has forecast that there will be a noticeable increase in unemployment next…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Women's lot in workforce a 'mixed bag'In the 30 years since the introduction of the Employment Equality Act the experience of women in the workforce has been something…Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
Doctors out of step with careers in the Defence ForcesMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea said the Government was examining a number of initiatives including possibly the partial integration…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
HSE to pay consultants up to €230,000Health service management has signalled that it is prepared to pay public hospital consultants up to €230,000 per year in a bid…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Neary patients group disappointed at rulingSheila O'Connor of the Patient Focus group which represents former patients of Dr Michael Neary, said that it was disappointed…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Authority raids union offices in inquiryThe Competition Authority has raided the offices of the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU), the representative body for pharmacists…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
OPW joint ventures to develop State sites for €125mThe Office of Public Works (OPW) has entered into joint ventures with the private sector for the development of three State-owned…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Argos and union to return to LRCManagement at retailer Argos and trade union Mandate are to go back to the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) tomorrow in a bid…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Prison officers set for stoppageHundreds of prison officers around the country are to hold a one-hour protest today as part of a row with prison service management…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Amnesty calls for rights ministerThe Irish section of Amnesty International has called for the establishment of a Cabinet minister for human rights.Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Archbishop 'unaware' of challenge to Mater choiceThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, who is chairman of the board of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin, says…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Christmas deadline for deal with consultantsMinister for Health Mary Harney has reaffirmed that negotiations on a new contract for hospital consultants, which have been …Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Block on EU agency worker law criticisedThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has accused the Government of pandering to business interests in joining with Britain to block…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Part-time drivers of school buses call off strikeA threatened strike today by part-time Bus Éireann school bus drivers has been called off on foot of a deal brokered by the Labour…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Impact members warned to expect no benchmark riseThe largest public sector trade union has warned members that most groups could receive no pay increases under a forthcoming …Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
LRC move to avert strike by school bus driversThe Labour Relations Commission (LRC) is expected to contact management at Bus Éireann and trade unions at the company today …Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Consultants' talks resume tomorrowTalks between health service management and medical organisations on a new contract for hospital consultants were adjourned yesterday…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Private practice concession offered to consultantsHundreds of public hospital consultants with rights to treat fee-paying patients in "off-site" private hospitals will be allowed…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
HSE cutbacks triggered by €350m shortfallThe HSE privately told the Department of Finance earlier this year that its financial difficulties, which led to cutbacks in …Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
Argos faces picket over pay disputePickets seem set to be placed at more than 30 Argos outlets around the country on Saturday after talks aimed at averting a dispute…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Talks aimed at averting school bus strike continueTalks at the Labour Relations Commission aimed at averting a threatened one-day strike by Bus Éireann school-bus drivers were…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Harney to review age ban on doctors over 70Minister for Health Mary Harney has signalled that a controversial age ban on doctors over 70 holding contracts to work in the…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Two more women confirmed with breast cancerThe Opposition has demanded that the Government establish a full and independent inquiry into cancer care at the Midland Regional…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Few top staff to move if ESB is split upThe Department of Energy and Natural Resources has said only a small number of staff in management positions would be moved from…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Siptu concerned at growth of agency labourThe president of the country's largest union, Siptu, has said that the growing use of labour agencies by employers as a substitute…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
HSE's special fund attracts little interestOnly 13 individuals or families who received compensation arising from the illegal nursing home charges controversy have made…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Reform social partnership process - KennyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said that if social partnership is to retain its legitimacy, increasing concerns about the growing…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
