Government must hold centre ground on workers’ rights to ‘counter growth of far right’, says Ictu
Unions shift collective bargaining focus from transposition of EU directive due next month to action plan required in late 2025
Unions shift collective bargaining focus from transposition of EU directive due next month to action plan required in late 2025
A previous 12.25% agreement allowed them re-enter talks with carrier should any other worker group secure better terms
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The Government has decided that auto-enrolment will come into effect on September 30th, 2025
Union says action is to highlight wider ongoing dispute rather than to significantly disrupt work on NCH site
Support from trade unions inconsistent, researchers say, as Ictu publishes ‘inclusive workplace’ toolkit
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Economy Minister launches consultation on range of issues, many of them already the subject of EU prompted legislation in Ireland
A report suggested the various measures would add about 19 per cent to costs in the hospitality sector by 2026 and about 15 per cent in retail
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Low Pay Commission says below-minimum wage rates for some workers should be removed
Simon Harris’ new enterprise support package will leave the lowest-paid, sick, migrant, and retired workers ‘paying the price’
Many workers suggest employers should not expect them to go ‘above and beyond’ as a matter of routine
Unions plan May Day recruitment events against backdrop of Ictu awareness campaign highlighting benefits of being in a trade union
Call for State supports to businesses to be targeted as many seem unable to ‘wean themselves off’ wide range of help
Isme says 12.4 per cent increase this year was significantly ahead of inflation
Ictu says employers in Ireland pay about half as much as peers in Europe in terms of taxes on labour
Ballots at State’s biggest unions record margins of more than 90 per cent in favour
Pay deal agreed between the Government and unions last month has been formally ratified by the union side
Employers’ lobby group calls on Government to develop ‘overall strategy’ for €4bn sector
Members of Fórsa and primary teachers’ union INTO decisively vote to accept proposed new €3.6 billion agreement which would run to 2026
New report shows small restaurants and retailers face 19% increase in costs by 2026
Ictu to launch document in which it argues for a greater role in government-backed bodies in Northern Ireland
Presidents of both organisations describe opportunity of amalgamation as ‘seismic moment’ in education
Minister for Public Expenditure announces Government approval for new pay deal which will see 385,000 civil and public sector workers pay rises of 10.25 per cent over 2½ years
Unions argue private sector workers have ground to recover after decline in real wages over past two years
Minimum wage, restoration of the 13.5 per cent hospitality sector VAT rate and other cost increases need to be taken into account, group says
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Employers’ group questioned on call for pause to future minimum wage increases at Oireachtas committee
Employers’ group and unions at loggerheads over minimum wage and other issues
Latest walkout comes after mass strike by 170,000 public sector workers last week
Siptu described move by employers group as a ‘craven attempt’ to row back on better conditions for workers
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Employers' group says Government’s approach to labour market policies ‘haphazard’ and ‘scattergun’
Some 170,000 public sector workers in the North are staging 24-hour strike in dispute over pay increases
Striking unions call on the Northern Secretary to release part of a package dependent on a restored Assembly and Executive, and settle the pay dispute
Industrial action by nurses, teachers, bus and train drivers shuts schools and suspends public transport
Forsa union chief Kevin Callinan says opening offer from Government side was ‘extremely disappointing’
Agreement on several issues is generally regarded as being within striking distance but ‘nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’
Both sides met at Workplace Relations Commission on Tuesday after talks broke off at Christmas amid mutual blame
Unions have said that if there is no agreement, they will meet next Thursday to begin the process of balloting on industrial action over pay
Unions say they will move to industrial action if there is no deal by January 11th and deny raising unexpected items in talks
Pay remains key issue to be addressed, but union leaders want mechanisms to consider issues such as staff numbers and housing
‘Considerable work’ still to be done on deal that had negotiators had hoped could be drawn up before Christmas
Talks are intended to produce a successor to current national public sector pay agreement
It is unacceptable that living standards for workers fell when Government revenue was ‘buoyant’, union representative says
Have trade unions missed out on a generous deal by not seeking talks when inflation was higher, or is the Government more vulnerable to pre-election demands?
The future pay of the State’s public sector health professionals, teachers, gardaí, army, local authority workers and civil servants among others will all be up for discussion over the coming weeks
Unions keen to pursue a deal with pay increases that address impact of cost-of-living issues on their members
Invitation from Government on deal to replace Building Momentum, which expires at end of year, expected to be accepted
Party leaders set to discuss better wages and conditions on Monday night as Siptu official cast doubt on timeline of accord
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