Nearly 60% of employers want right to ask if staff have received Covid vaccine, survey saysNew research also indicates 41% of employers are planning some redundanciesFri Jun 18 2021 - 15:12
Minister overstepped powers on electricians’ accord, Supreme Court findsCourt upholds constitutionality of law on creation of sectoral employment ordersFri Jun 18 2021 - 12:15
Local authority reforms propose ending right to individual desks and officesWork practice changes linked to new public service pay agreementThu Jun 17 2021 - 01:00
Government to announce review of freedom of information legislationMichael McGrath expected to set out new commission at conference on ThursdayThu Jun 17 2021 - 01:00
Stronger deterrents urged against employers misclassifying individuals as self-employedBogus self-employment can impact workers’ access to social protections, says committeeWed Jun 16 2021 - 21:48
Salons renting chairs to hairdressers, Oireachtas committee toldSome businesses being established without any full-time employees, Isme tells TDsWed Jun 16 2021 - 13:23
Almost 24,000 close Pandemic Unemployment Payment claims to return to workMinister says 214,000 fewer people making claims on scheme than in FebruaryTue Jun 15 2021 - 18:16
Businesses ‘caught in the middle’ of staff with opposing views on Covid-19 vaccinesISME criticises lack of clarity over right to know vaccination status of those returning to workTue Jun 15 2021 - 16:04
HSE to introduce rationalisation of corporate structuresNo redundancy scheme to cut staff needed due to extra demand, health authority saysMon Jun 14 2021 - 21:08
Changes to work-permit system announced by GovernmentNursing homes among sectors now able to recruit beyond EU and European economic areaMon Jun 14 2021 - 15:38
New legislation will expand sick pay and sick leave rights to workersStatutory regime may not be fully in place for years as employers given time to adjustWed Jun 09 2021 - 03:22
Plans for provision of 24/7 diagnostics dropped from reform planDocument sets out less specific on extension of services provisionFri Jun 04 2021 - 21:34
GAA pundit Joe Brolly initiates legal action against RTÉBarrister and former Derry footballer filed proceedings in the High Court this weekFri Jun 04 2021 - 16:12
Government to offer interest-free loans to firms struggling to pay redundancyTaoiseach promises ‘bespoke approach’ for calculation of redundancy for workersThu Jun 03 2021 - 15:08
Garda bodies seek talks over drug testing plan as staff union rejects proposalAGSI and GRA support concept of testing but seek clarity on how new system will operateThu Jun 03 2021 - 09:18
McGrath backed health job pay rise if it did not exceed €300,000, committee toldNo benchmarking process before €80,000 increase approved for Watt’s role, says civil servantWed Jun 02 2021 - 19:24
Player Wills site: Major housing plan faces delay as case referred to EuropeHigh Court judge rejects challenge by residents seeking to quash planning permissionTue Jun 01 2021 - 05:13
'We must be on our guard': Defence Forces chief of staff calls for more fundingNavy staff shortages forced State to request support from EU agency to patrol watersTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
No more snow days: School would continue remotely under reform plansPlan tabled by Department of Education in return for public service pay risesTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Defence Forces should increase co-operation with Nato, commission toldGovernment’s Commission on Defence is examining the future of the Defence ForcesTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Just 75 employers flag trouble getting staff to return to workBosses repeat warnings about enhanced rates via pandemic unemployment paymentTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
International law may be broken unless bargaining processes strengthenedNew report says collective coverage at an historic low in IrelandMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Ictu opposes plan for separate pay review for Defence Forces personnelGovernment to bring military within scope of Organisation of Working Time legislationMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Union opposes moves to ‘conscript’ civilian staff into GardaGovernment wants force to become a single organisation with a single workforceMon May 31 2021 - 00:00
HSE to continue administering AstraZeneca jab to health workersTrade unions seek clarification over link to very rare type of blood clotsFri May 28 2021 - 21:23
CIÉ transport group signals it will implement changes to pension schemePlan for managerial/administrative grades estimated to have €550m deficitFri May 28 2021 - 15:21
Civil servants fearful remote working could lead to ‘creeping self-employment’Fórsa says it is losing patience waiting for deal with Government on blended work arrangementsFri May 28 2021 - 11:45
Services delivered by community,voluntary sector at risk of collapse, Fórsa warnsUnion says some agencies losing one third of staff each yearWed May 26 2021 - 22:53
Darkest days of pandemic have passed, says DonnellyMinister for Health says 8,000 new staff in healthcare, recruitment to continueWed May 26 2021 - 22:22
HSE expects staff to receive wages this week despite cyber attackHealth service says it is not possible to pay travel and subsistence claims at presentWed May 26 2021 - 21:27
Cyberattack: Health Service Executive staff to be paid as normalWorkers to receive payments, apart from deductions not being passed to third partiesTue May 25 2021 - 21:19
Coalition seeks over €4bn to pay for social protection measuresSocial insurance fund facing projected deficit in excess of €4.2bn this year, says MinisterTue May 25 2021 - 17:03
State naval vessels ‘lying idle’ due to lack of trained crewOireachtas group hears about hundreds of vacancies in Defence Forces and retention problemTue May 25 2021 - 16:13
Number getting pandemic payment falls by 50,000 in fortnightThis week saw largest number of people closing their PUP claim since the start of the yearTue May 25 2021 - 14:01
Staff cannot insist people entering public offices wear face masks, AHCPS saysAssociation of Higher Civil and Public Servants expresses strong concernFri May 21 2021 - 21:13
VHI chief to resume duties after inquiry into vaccination at Beacon HospitalHealth insurer says no senior staff sought or received vaccine by reason of their positionsFri May 21 2021 - 21:01
Plans to make 90% of civil services available onlineNew strategy calls for development and implementation of flexible working modelsFri May 21 2021 - 13:55
HSE hack: IT staff were diverted from cybersecurity due to pandemicWarnings were made about weaknesses in the IT network three years agoFri May 21 2021 - 03:11
Over 865,000 people received Pandemic Unemployment Payment in last 14 monthsMinister Heather Humphreys says more than €7.5billion paid out under Covid-19 schemeWed May 19 2021 - 20:11
HSE staff to be paid as normal this week despite cyberattackExecutive expects ‘further issues may arise next week’ but contingency plan being madeWed May 19 2021 - 19:19
Indoor dining in July and ‘close to normality by late summer’ - VaradkarGovernment to look at proposals for holding live events with limited numbers attendingWed May 19 2021 - 13:11
Restoration of health service computer systems to take ‘many weeks’ in wake of cyberattackComplete rebuilding of HSE computer network could take several monthsWed May 19 2021 - 00:15
Cyberattack: HSE says staff will get wages but there may be issues with amountsHSE warns of possible variations between total some staff due and what they are paidWed May 19 2021 - 00:00
About 35 employers raise concerns about staff being reluctant to return to workDepartment of Social Protection says vast majority of people will go back when jobs availableTue May 18 2021 - 18:10
Tusla seeks review of disciplinary, grievance policies as part of reform planAgency calls for executive management team and establishment of regional service areasTue May 18 2021 - 13:51
Varadkar hopes economy back ‘to something close to normality’ by late summerTánaiste says no cliff edge for State Covid-19 supports but warns they cannot continue foreverTue May 18 2021 - 11:48
Right to single-occupancy offices to end under civil service reform planAction plan will increase opening hours in areas dealing with the publicMon May 17 2021 - 16:12
Urgent need for Government clarity on return to workplace, Ibec saysFour out of five companies say they will operate a hybrid model of remote and onsite workMon May 17 2021 - 05:50
Hackers could publish HSE patient data online, says MinisterMuch of information is administrative and not related to procedures and conditionsMon May 17 2021 - 05:05
HSE cyberattack leaves patient management and radiology systems exposedHospitals reverting to paper-based systems; ‘too early to say’ if patient data compromisedSun May 16 2021 - 14:29
