‘I can only get 9¼ hours of creche time for my daughter’: parents call for State-run childcare
National Women’s Council and 25 other organisations want pilot programme established
Siptu structures for representation of own staff worse than Ryanair, WRC hears
Workers are obliged to engage with an internal committee that management can influence or ignore, hearing told
Irish principals condemn ‘vacuous’ OECD review which missed ‘severe deprivation’ in some schools
Department of Education’s own information repeated in report, leaders of schools in disadvantaged areas say
Psychiatric nurses’ industrial action to start in Mayo, Galway and Roscommon
Union involved in dispute with HSE over staffing levels and failure to hire available psychiatric nursing graduates
FSU calls for widening of bank levy in Budget 2025
Union wants successful new entrants to the sector like Revolut to be covered
FAI staff and management agree on pay talks after union campaign
Union unhappy about system of pay increases on case-by-case basis with staff earning what they did 15 years ago
Family who moved seven times in six years find security with cost rental home
Mary Osakwe moved seven times in six years before finding her current scheme and has now changed her focus to building community
Consumer class actions legislation requires work to be effective, conference told
Question of who will pay for litigation remains unclear, Irish business conference hears
Workers enduring worsening levels of racial abuse in workplace, Ictu conference told
Support from trade unions inconsistent, researchers say, as Ictu publishes ‘inclusive workplace’ toolkit
Health service unions mull protests and ballots on industrial action over HSE hiring curbs
More people employed than ever before with substantial growth in recent years, says Health Service Executive
Taxi drivers worried they may owe VAT on commissions paid to Uber
Unlike other taxi-booking apps, Uber does not collect tax from drivers and pay it to Revenue, leaving drivers wondering if they will be pursued by taxman
Failure to set out intentions clearly may have hurt Sinn Féin, says Ó Broin
Dublin Mid-West TD says he is pleased with reaction to Sinn Féin’s housing plan
Plan for FAI staff protest at England game suspended ahead of talks
Siptu members working for the Football Association of Ireland are seeking negotiations on a pay agreement
Intel’s research and development facility at Shannon to close next year
Base for those currently working in Co Clare operation to be moved to Leixlip or abroad but no additional redundancies expected
Plumbers, fitters, welders go on strike at several high-profile construction sites
Pickets are placed at six locations in dispute with contractors over travel time payments