Varadkar says he queried oversight of employment rights in meat processing sectorTánaiste says he wrote to Workplace Relations Commission last autumnSat Mar 27 2021 - 15:28
Proposed committee for childcare sector excludes ‘majority of providers’, ISME warnsHundreds of employers may decline agreements without representation, group saysSat Mar 27 2021 - 13:00
HSE ceases using facilities in some private hospitals under Covid agreementAccess is being maintained to facilities in some centres in Dublin and LimerickFri Mar 26 2021 - 21:55
Pay rises off the agenda for most private sector employers, consultants warnRemote working may lead to pay for work done rather than time in particular jobsFri Mar 26 2021 - 17:20
Deparment of Justice signals no change on ban on strikes by gardaíEuropean Committee on Social Rights says Ireland in breach of European Social CharterWed Mar 24 2021 - 18:15
Military cadets to receive €800 in allowances for time as contact tracers with HSERepresentative body argued cadets were among lowest paid Defence Forces personnel and ‘had been taken advantage of during pandemic’Wed Mar 24 2021 - 13:57
Rights of local authority tenants and Travellers violated, European body saysEuropean Committee of Social Rights points to housing and protection breaches of social charterWed Mar 24 2021 - 07:54
Hiqa’s powers of enforcement are ‘blunt instrument’, Oireachtas committee toldLonger-term review of nursing home regulation to commence in 2022Tue Mar 23 2021 - 12:42
Another surge in Covid-19 possible just ahead of decision time on lifting curbsMandatory quarantine regime for arrivals from high-risk countries set to beginMon Mar 22 2021 - 05:00
Stephen Donnelly to increase number of medical intern postsMinister committed to expanding medical workforce by creating more training placesMon Mar 22 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Two deaths and 769 new cases, highest in three weeksMandatory hotel quarantine may come into effect with few days, Minister saysSun Mar 21 2021 - 22:17
ASTI says it has received €280,000 from TUI in settlement over ‘poaching’ rowTensions mount over ‘one of the most wretched events in Irish trade union history’Sat Mar 20 2021 - 01:14
HSE says there’s ‘intention to recognise’ role of health staff during pandemicUnions refer claim for compensation, including 10 days additional leave, to WRCFri Mar 19 2021 - 19:12
Covid-19: State paid €11.5bn in supports for people over past 12 monthsMore than 850,000 people received pandemic unemployment payment, Department of Social Protection report saysFri Mar 19 2021 - 12:09
Prepare for rise in interest rates and price inflation, Varadkar warnsTánaiste cites danger Irish cities could be ‘hollowed out’ by working from homeFri Mar 19 2021 - 01:00
Sinn Féin proposal to safeguard workers’ redundancy rightsBill would make time on PUP scheme reckonable for calculation of redundancy paymentThu Mar 18 2021 - 18:25
Covid-19: Home working may hollow out cities, says VaradkarIreland could lose out to other countries for talented mobile workers, claims TánaisteThu Mar 18 2021 - 17:27
Plans for tackling waits for driving tests criticisedUnite says instructors shut out of facilities at test centres operated by Road Safety AuthorityThu Mar 18 2021 - 00:00
Over 33,000 health staff given vaccine without employment category recorded‘Null’ category does not imply personnel were from outside prioritised frontline groups - HSETue Mar 16 2021 - 21:10
Up to 200 post offices could face closure in next 12 - 18 months, postmasters claimOireachtas committee told postmasters could lose up to €10,000 following ending of payments in JuneTue Mar 16 2021 - 15:33
AstraZeneca suspension means first vaccine dose for vulnerable will not be complete until AprilDecision to suspend AstraZeneca vaccine will see delay for thousands in high-risk categoryTue Mar 16 2021 - 06:36
ETBs operating inadequate financial systems- Comptroller saysReport says some board members have been asked to resign due to poor attendanceMon Mar 15 2021 - 20:03
‘Day of reckoning’ has arrived for post office network, postmasters sayOireachtas committee told that operators of outlets facing a cliff edge from end of JuneMon Mar 15 2021 - 16:08
HSE tells staff AstraZeneca vaccine a ‘very important tool’ in Covid-19 fightHealth authority says no proven link between vaccine and blood clotting eventsMon Mar 15 2021 - 14:32
Senior Air Corps pilots operating helicopter emergency service to receive allowance paymentsAbout a dozen pilots to share €25,000 in retrospective paymentsWed Mar 10 2021 - 22:11
Local authority staff fully prepared to strike if forced to join Irish Water, says SiptuUnion says priority must be to tackle chronic lack of investment in water infrastructureWed Mar 10 2021 - 17:44
Sick pay scheme not intended to place ‘undue cost’ on employersDepartment of Enterprise says new plan for workers aims at being ‘fair and affordable’Wed Mar 10 2021 - 15:11
Nearly half of inspections of meat plants found breaches of employment lawDepartment of Enterprise, Employment says almost €184,000 in outstanding wages recoveredTue Mar 09 2021 - 13:17
Unskilled labour shortage potentially harmful to economy, employers sayUnions warn against work permit reform until post-Covid unemployment level knownTue Mar 09 2021 - 06:00
Warning over Civil Service implications of health chief's €292,000 payMinister was warned pay package could have implications for other top posts, papers showTue Mar 09 2021 - 04:10
Up to 600 doctors may leave Irish health system in July, IMO warnsGrowing disquiet among non-consultant hospital doctors about working conditionsMon Mar 08 2021 - 06:00
Covid-19: Mandatory hotel quarantine system could be running in a weekContract with hotel provider likely to be agreed by mid-weekMon Mar 08 2021 - 03:10
Covid-19: Vaccination for those aged 16-69 with serious illnesses ‘will start this week’, says HSESome 10,000 vaccines will be given to those in this category initially says Paul ReidSun Mar 07 2021 - 14:07
New measures aim to strengthen oversight of major State projectsMichael McGrath says addition of external experts, advisory group will help reduce possibility of delays and cost over-runsSun Mar 07 2021 - 13:04
Covid-19: Government likely to miss target of issuing 1.25m vaccines by end of MarchIreland joins group of EU states pushing for improved sharing of unused vaccinesSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
Meat processing sector’s viability falling even pre-Covid, Ictu saysMeat processors’ and Government policy has taken a ‘low-road’ approach in recent yearsThu Mar 04 2021 - 13:17
Public health doctors set two-week deadline for deal on new contract and pay issueThe doctors have been campaigning for some time for public health to become a consultant-led serviceThu Mar 04 2021 - 01:00
Staff at Bon Secours hospitals across the country to ballot for strike actionDispute involving support grades is over access to a job evaluation schemeWed Mar 03 2021 - 17:20
Disability services may face independent financial reviewSt John of God received HSE funding to run its services up to September 30th nextWed Mar 03 2021 - 04:48
Martin signals aim to bolster social dialogue arrangementsGovernment engagement with unions, employers and various groups a ‘core’ objectiveTue Mar 02 2021 - 20:29
New HSE plan aims to keep patients out of hospitals and cut numbers in residential careCorporate plan says new ways of working that were demonstrated during the response to Covid-19 need to be maintainedTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:20
State has no plans to set up new banks - MinisterMichel McGrath says An Post and credit unions ‘have a huge role to play’Tue Mar 02 2021 - 16:38
Private sector must benefit for Covid contribution, Minister saysSize of State will grow coming out of pandemic, McGrath saysSat Feb 27 2021 - 06:00
Health staff will not be offered choice of Covid-19 vaccine – HSEUnions said workers were dissatisfied with receiving the ‘least efficacious’ vaccineThu Feb 25 2021 - 13:43
HSE flags golden opportunity to change how healthcare deliveredExtra €3.5bn exchequer funding set aside for 2021 pushes the health allocation to €20.6bnWed Feb 24 2021 - 16:34
Local authority staff can’t be forced into Irish Water, union saysNew policy paper on the future of the utility is approved by CabinetTue Feb 23 2021 - 20:27
Unions eye talks on further pay agreement next year after €900m ‘holding’ dealNew public service deal, providing 2% pay rise over two years, is overwhelmingly ratifiedTue Feb 23 2021 - 19:10
Ministers likely to face industrial relations challenges despite new pay dealAssociations outside Ictu representing thousands of staff yet to ballot on agreementTue Feb 23 2021 - 18:26
Over €6bn spent on pandemic unemployment payments, Minister saysNumber of people on PUP scheme fell slightly to 473,413, department figures showMon Feb 22 2021 - 16:20
New pay agreement for 340,000 public service staff to be formally ratified on TuesdayMembers of Fórsa, the largest public service trade union, overwhelming back new dealMon Feb 22 2021 - 14:02
