Unclear whether talks will focus on new pact or extension to current deal

Ictu’s private sector arm advising officials to lodge pay claims of 2.5% to 5.5%

Inside Politics: Idea of sorting out auto-enrolment option has been mooted for decades

Scheme is too generous to pension funds, critics claim

About 91% complete post-primary in Ireland, one of the highest rates in the world

Idea that pay increases will fuel inflation should be ‘utterly rejected’ - Ictu president

Demonstration to mark one month of bloody conflict in Ukraine

Warnings that UK plans to reform the Human Rights Act would ‘significantly undermine’ Agreement

Tánaiste has ‘listening ear’ and consultation conducted in ‘usual way’, says Department

Inside Politics: Taoiseach said to be ‘crystal clear’ Ireland would not be found wanting

Oireachtas committee will also hear from unions as part of pre-legislative scrutiny process

The Housing Commission has established a referendum subcommittee

Employers brace for pay claims as Ictu says it will advise members to seek 5.5% raise

Brexit led to 47% drop in exports to UK while many immigrants say they are overworked

Micheál Martin also says he will be giving his €200 energy credit to charity

Ictu general secretary Patricia King calls for relaxing of Small Benefits Exemption rules

Military representatives give commission’s reform and funding proposals cautious welcome

Commission calls for much stronger navy, governance changes and removal of barriers to women’s progression

Advice issued on return to workplace is ‘non-prescriptive’, SME association says

Remote working likely to become feminised if employers return to old ways, Ictu warns

There are claims the 13 grounds employers can cite in refusing a work-from-home request are weighed in favour of the employer

Fears voiced that remote work could become ‘feminised’; employers urged to be cautious

Varadkar believes phased return from Monday will be agreed in a ‘very sensible way’

Practical work on the ground often trumps wider political considerations

With no ‘right’ answers, rules and advice must be kept under review

Irish Rail cancels several commuter services due to Covid-19 and close contact absences

Ictu says labour issues mean workers can secure wage growth above ‘long-run average’

Amnesty and Ictu among groups calling for Irish and British governments to intervene

People Before Profit Bill would see wider use of filters, CO2 monitors in fight against Covid-19

Ictu concerned cost of GP visits to certify sick leave will act as barrier to accessing it

Representative Association for Commissioned Officers’ (Raco) to explore joining Ictu

Forum will also consider response to allegations in Women of Honour documentary

Removing unpaid hours could exacerbate pressure on teacher supply

The movement is in a better space than it has been for years but still faces challenges

Ictu conference told ‘theft’ taking place with alarming regularity in low-paid sectors

Expert group yet to reached ‘preferred option’ for union/employer engagement

A guide to influential representatives from science, academia, business and unions

Deal that restored powersharing contained pledge to legislate if Stormont failed to

Teachers’ union says dispute committee not established in line with Ictu rules

Ictu leader says social contributions by employers are below norms in Europe