Newly qualified paramedics told they will all be hired by NAS
Move resolves dispute over alleged change to recruitment policies
Siptu
Growth of disinformation has made RTÉ role and funding vital, says Siptu
Potential for tensions to come to a head when feasibility study on outsourcing The Late Late Show and Fair City is delivered, union representative says
Childcare companies contend Labour Court process did not comply with regulations
Case due to return to court on April 21st
Workplace Relations Commission names new chairman
Former Labour Court chair Kevin Foley takes on five-year term at head of State’s industrial relations agency
Ambulance staff to ballot on industrial action after talks fail
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics reject proposals on pay and conditions by large margins
Bank of Ireland staff to vote on 4% pay increase
The Financial Services Union said it will ballot its members on the proposals, which include an increase to all bands
RTÉ’s Siptu members vote overwhelmingly to reject management transformation plan
Strategy was unveiled in June 2024 by director general Kevin Bakhurst amid plummeting licence fee revenues
The shrinking of RTÉ: ‘It feels like an increasingly neutered organisation’
‘We’re not cutting the Six One or anything’ says director general Kevin Bakhurst, as some staff talk about the emergence of ‘two RTÉs’ and fear for the future
Childcare firms seek to raise €250,000 to fund legal challenge to pay-setting process
But stakeholders’ group, including Siptu, expresses ‘serious concerns’ at proposed court action
Former lifeguard who rejected redeployment as traffic warden loses discrimination claim
Labour Court finds Edward Bourke was not subject to less favourable treatment by Kilkenny County Council
Three creche operators initiate judicial review proceedings over minimum pay levels
If the group is successful, it would mean increases to minimum rates would not be binding on operators
Siptu seeks engagement with Glen Dimplex as 51 jobs to go in Newry
Company is engaged in ongoing restructuring of its operations
Firefighter overpaying mortgage due to fears over effects of pension gap
Aisling Buffini (35) faces mandatory retirement at 62 but cannot draw full pension until 66 due to reforms made in 2013
Remote working: ‘I will overdeliver because I know this is a privilege’
Many employees say they have found a better work-life balance with remote and hybrid working
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