Strike action by heart surgery theatre staff suspended to allow for new talks
Fourteen operations, including two in Crumlin Children’s Hospital, postponed due to action
Garda administrative staff set to ballot on industrial action
Dispute centres on access to internal promotions for staff, who are not members of the force itself
Budget needs to protect real wages and deliver help to SMEs, says accountancy body
Chartered Accountants Ireland warns of falling confidence among small firms
Striking theatre staff say settling pay claim would save HSE substantial agency costs
Dozen elective cardiac operations cancelled because of action by specialist perfusionists
Key hospital operating theatre staff at five Irish hospitals to strike tomorrow
Perfusionists operate machinery that performs heart and lung functions during surgery
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘The disillusionment with Labour is huge’
Former UK Labour leader tells The Irish Times Keir Starmer’s 2024 election victory was ‘loveless landslide’
Prominent MP tells Dublin event UK Labour Party faces ‘chaos’ if Andy Burnham fails to win byelection
John McDonnell says Keir Starmer has lost public confidence and no other candidate has the support to replace him
Omniplex employee awarded €29,000 over lack of disability accommodation
Conditions sought included avoiding late shifts, rostering two days off at a time and access to quiet room
Irish teenagers as young as 13 worried about career impact of artificial intelligence
Research project finds enthusiasm tempered by concern for safety regulation
Unions to recommend ambulance workers accept proposals to settle pay dispute
Majority of the 1,800 staff who took industrial action would stand to receive significant increases to their basic pay
Brave new world of remote working in rural areas yet to materialise
There has not been a widespread migration out of Dublin and other urban centres, Trinity Business School research suggests
Parents missing out because Coalition delaying on benefit promise, says Ictu
Confirmation that public consultation would mark first step in introducing benefit, but no time frame for launch
Ireland’s great AI job displacement: ‘Every employer, every worker should be talking about this’
Employers and unions think the Government needs to do more to mitigate what many believe will be a big upheaval in the jobs market
What are the jobs AI won’t be coming for?
The technology promises benefits but, as Goldman Sachs boss notes, those may come only after the pain of job losses
Union membership comparable with a century ago
Almost a third of women workers are in a union compared to just over a fifth of working men, conference told