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
Childcare could be reopened in phases next month if Covid-19 situation continues to improve - NphetMinisters to finalise Living with Covid-19 Plan ahead of Cabinet meetingMon Feb 22 2021 - 01:00
Dental scheme for medical card patients in ‘complete chaos’Irish Dental Association says about 250 dentists have left scheme in last 12 monthsMon Feb 22 2021 - 00:01
New Covid-19 case numbers 'may not fall below 100 per day until April'Taoiseach’s mid-summer reopening comments spark ‘frustration and anxiety’ in hospitality sectorSun Feb 21 2021 - 12:09
Proposed new public service pay deal backed by nurses, rejected by doctorsNew accord very likely to be formally ratified by public service unions next TuesdayFri Feb 19 2021 - 18:54
Health staff say they are getting ‘least efficacious vaccine’HSE told workers are dissatisfied at being given AstraZeneca jab with ‘only 60% efficacy’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 19:43
Some 70 jobs to go at pharmaceutical company Viatris in north DublinJob losses form part of global restructuringThu Feb 18 2021 - 17:22
Key workers in pandemic deserve compensation – VaradkarBetter terms and conditions for private sector to be part of Covid legacy, Tánaiste saysThu Feb 18 2021 - 04:33
Provision of overtime pay for Defence Forces must be considered, say military officersRACO says pay relativities between military and other public service staff must be brokenWed Feb 17 2021 - 19:24
New seasonal job permit to be introduced for short-stay workersSystem lacks flexibility and needs update to be more effective, Oireachtas committee toldTue Feb 16 2021 - 17:00
St John of God says transfer of disability, mental-health services to HSE to go aheadCare provider says HSE has hinted at new funding proposals for it but cites absence of concrete measuresTue Feb 16 2021 - 13:09
EU agency urges immediate and tough steps to prevent fresh Covid-19 waveECDC advises national authorities to speed up Covid vaccinations of highest risk groupsTue Feb 16 2021 - 08:04
Hotel quarantine may cost up to €2,000 per person under Government plansNo final decision taken on the figure, with ‘hard questions’ about regime outstandingMon Feb 15 2021 - 22:16
CIÉ transport workers seek extra 10 days of leave over pandemicHealth staff already pressing Government for Covid-19 ‘compensation’Mon Feb 15 2021 - 19:34
Number claiming pandemic unemployment payment falls by 3,600More than 477,000 on benefit but Minister welcomes first fall in applications since DecemberMon Feb 15 2021 - 16:32
