Aer Lingus ground staff reject ‘one-sided’ cost-saving proposals
Overwhelming majority oppose airline’s plans to offset losses due to Covid-19
Refusal to allow pregnant teachers to work remotely ‘unconscionable’
Trade unions say numbers involved would be small, with no impact on children’s education
Cyberattack: HSE says staff will get wages but there may be issues with amounts
HSE warns of possible variations between total some staff due and what they are paid
Varadkar hopes economy back ‘to something close to normality’ by late summer
Tánaiste says no cliff edge for State Covid-19 supports but warns they cannot continue forever
Local authority staff to ballot for strike action in pay dispute
Fórsa seeks job evaluation scheme as ‘workers paid different rates in different counties’
Some hearings before WRC may have to be restarted
Department of Enterprise to introduce urgent legislation following court ruling
CIÉ staff back proposals to reform pension scheme
Scheme for managers and administrative staff has deficit of estimated €550m
ESB technicians hold second 24-hour strike over outsourcing work
Company seeking damages from union and warns strikers of ‘financial implications’
‘Business as usual’ despite strike by technicians – ESB Networks
Dispute is over lack of consultation on outsourcing, not over money, union says
ESB Networks intends to take legal action over dispute involving technicians
Members of IWU begin 24-hour strike over ‘outsourcing of members’ work to outside third parties’
‘Unacceptable’ changes to vaccine rollout should be reversed, teachers’ union says
Teachers angry and dismayed at revision, but no threat to school reopening, ASTI says
Pay rises off the agenda for most private sector employers, consultants warn
Remote working may lead to pay for work done rather than time in particular jobs
HSE says there’s ‘intention to recognise’ role of health staff during pandemic
Unions refer claim for compensation, including 10 days additional leave, to WRC
Nearly half of inspections of meat plants found breaches of employment law
Department of Enterprise, Employment says almost €184,000 in outstanding wages recovered
Unions eye talks on further pay agreement next year after €900m ‘holding’ deal
New public service deal, providing 2% pay rise over two years, is overwhelmingly ratified
Proposed new public service pay deal backed by nurses, rejected by doctors
New accord very likely to be formally ratified by public service unions next Tuesday
Health staff say they are getting ‘least efficacious vaccine’
HSE told workers are dissatisfied at being given AstraZeneca jab with ‘only 60% efficacy’
Prospect of public pay deal ratification boosted after backing by several unions
Medical laboratory scientists whose members carry out Covid testing vote to reject proposal
Siptu and the INTO row in behind new public pay deal
Mid-ranking gardaí and military officers say they were excluded from talks on agreement
State releases €30m to supply new medicines
Deal with pharma sector comes as talks on new drug pricing deal deferred until May
Majority of childcare workers struggling to make ends meet, says Siptu
Survey for union says just 22% of early years educators earned more than €12.30 per hour
State should borrow now to fuel growth post-Covid, says union leader
Siptu boss warns of economic challenge from Brexit, climate change and automation and AI
Former Debenhams staff seek cash rather than proposed €3m training fund
Workers overwhelmingly reject package of supports suggested by Labour Court chair
‘Macho management’ sees public servants in office despite Covid rules - union
Fórsa says managers are asking workers to travel to jobs that could be done remotely
Covid-19: Almost all private hospitals agree to take public patients
HSE to be allocated up to 30% of capacity in private hospitals during current surge
Proposed public service pay deal to cost €900m over three years
Agreement, if ratified, would see pay increase for public servants in each of next two years
Talks on new pay deal for more than 340,000 State workers to begin
Government and Public Service Unions to begin negotiations as existing agreement expires next month
Bus drivers faced ‘mayhem’ as passengers tried to travel, says union
NBRU says drivers faced difficulties trying to accommodate passengers under Level 5
New children’s hospital will not be able to open all beds due to staff shortages, nurses say
Fifty nurses contracting Covid-19 per week, Oireachtas committee is told
HSE proposes taking over 40% of activity in private hospitals
Any new agreement to tackle Covid-19 surge could run for two years
Number on pandemic unemployment payment increases by 23,265
Extension of Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions last week saw total recipients grow to 228,858
Donnelly vows to permanently increase the number of critical care beds
Sinn Féin proposes 1,000-bed hospital for elective patients in Galway
Cost of providing State residential care for children rises by €40m
Spending review says bulk of cost rise linked to use of privare providers by Tusla
Government extends suspension of laid-off workers right to seek redundancy
Arrangement will now continue until November 30th
Construction workers vote for industrial action over 2.7% pay increase
Unions say workers worked hard to keep sites open, and pay rise is ‘least they deserve’
Almost 10,000 fewer getting Covid-19 unemployment payment
Number in receipt of pandemic benefit drops 64% from peak to 209,951 claimants
Deal negotiated for extra €1m in redundancy payments for Debenhams staff
Funds to resolve dispute will be raised from sale of stock
Pharma body hopeful of extending deal with State on cost of medicines
Current agreement due to expire at the end of July after savings of about €600m
Buses and trains ‘must run around clock’ post-Covid-19
NBRU calls for a night time commission to facilitate socially distanced 24-hour society
New return to work rules will see no handshaking or sharing of cups
HSA inspectors will be able to shut down non-compliant workplaces
New measures for reopening will see Irish workplaces change beyond recognition
Measures drawn up by Government, unions and employers to be monitored by HSA
Almost 600,000 people receiving Covid-19 unemployment payment
Minister says State may have come through worst of pandemic linked temporary lay-offs
Mater Private refusing nurses special Covid-19 sick leave – union
INMO urging private hospital to match public service pay terms
Key health workers calling in sick to mind their children - Siptu
Union says government must deliver promised childcare scheme for essential staff
Coronavirus: Plans to move 600 consultants into public system hit obstacle
Concern over private patient care as further 21 die and 390 new cases confirmed
Private practice to continue in public hospitals during Covid-19 crisis
Doctors with contractual rights can continue to see non-Covid-19 fee-paying patients
Coronavirus: Bus and train drivers will no longer accept cash fares, says union
NBRU says talks with transport companies under way to see if services can continue
Coronavirus: Nurses, midwives to be paid if not working, says union
Health service bosses agree that virus-linked absences to constitute special leave with pay
Private nursing homes claim ‘discrimination’ in operation of Fair Deal
New HSE figures show rise in payment made to public residential centres
Further strikes by health, social care workers ‘inevitable’ unless pay restored
About 1,500 staff represented by Siptu and Fórsa begin 24-hour stoppage on Friday
Next government will have to deal with calls for two-tier pay reversal
Analysis: Lower pay arrangements are not just in teaching but many other parts of public service
Hundreds of schools face closure on Tuesday due to teacher strike
Meeting between TUI and public service oversight group ends without breakthrough
Fianna Fáil plan set to freeze public service pay, Taoiseach claims
FF rejects Varadkar comments and says Fine Gael seeks to stir up pre-election pay auction
ASTI secondary teachers to ballot on strike over two-tier pay
Hundreds of schools set to close on February 4th as TUI members set to strike on issue
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