‘It’s terrible to think of the torture he must have gone through in those 52 minutes’Paddy Byrne died from his injuries in a work-related incident in 2011. What followed was particularly painful for his widow as she sought accountabilityMon Nov 20 2023 - 04:35
Most violent workplace incidents occur in health and care sectorsWorkers in health, social care and related areas accounted for almost 25% of all workplace injuries reported last year - HSA statisticsMon Nov 20 2023 - 04:30
Public sector unions seek clarity on abolition of post-crash emergency legislationUnions keen to pursue a deal with pay increases that address impact of cost-of-living issues on their membersFri Nov 17 2023 - 18:46
‘It’s as important as salary at the moment’: How WFH Fridays have killed the five-day office weekIrish companies are getting staff back to offices midweek but letting people work from home on FridaysFri Nov 17 2023 - 11:04
RTÉ to begin consultations with union representatives on proposed cost-cutting measuresKevin Bakhurst says planned 50% increase in spending on independent commissioning ‘won’t happen overnight’Thu Nov 16 2023 - 01:00
Unions to meet on Friday to consider pay talks invitationInvitation from Government on deal to replace Building Momentum, which expires at end of year, expected to be acceptedWed Nov 15 2023 - 21:39
Shortage of firefighters and lack of training an ongoing safety threat, conference told Staffing levels for fire service in Cork not increased since 1970 despite substantial increases in city’s population, union representative saysWed Nov 15 2023 - 16:35
Actors in Ireland should receive similar terms to those in Britain, union saysTalks are ongoing with film industry body to improve deal offered to talent amid production boomTue Nov 14 2023 - 20:37
Improved access to collective bargaining will leave unions with work to do, Siptu conference told Irish unions need to ensure changes do not result in unions improving the lot of workers who are not membersTue Nov 14 2023 - 18:22
RTÉ ‘slash and burn’ cost-cutting leaves workers ‘carrying the can’, union saysSiptu agreed to resist plan in the wake of ‘gross mismanagement’ at broadcasterTue Nov 14 2023 - 17:48
Public sector pay talks to begin within days as unions meet to consider strategyPaschal Donohoe says discussions will be ‘difficult’ as unions call for Government to move on from post-crash mindsetTue Nov 14 2023 - 15:18
‘Turbulent winter’ in prospect if no progress made on public sector pay deal, union leader warnsParty leaders set to discuss better wages and conditions on Monday night as Siptu official cast doubt on timeline of accordMon Nov 13 2023 - 21:05
RTÉ plans to reduce staff numbers by 400 and outsource more content to stem financial crisisBroadcaster’s new strategic plan acknowledges it must ‘progressively reduce costs and overheads’, with sale of part of Donnybrook campus under considerationMon Nov 13 2023 - 16:28
Basic income for the arts: ‘That ‘Jesus Christ, what am I going to do?’ moment isn’t as bad now’Gearóid O’Dea explains how the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme has enabled him to worry less and concentrate more on developing his painting careerWed Nov 08 2023 - 06:00
Universal basic income: ‘Quite a few political parties are looking at it very seriously’System would make society fairer without need for huge taxes, Dublin conference to be told, amid ‘highest’ levels of interest for trialsWed Nov 08 2023 - 05:00
Three quarters of those released from prison in 2018 not working three years later, CSO showsResearchers found that by 2021 former probationers in employment earned a weekly average of €509Wed Nov 01 2023 - 20:47
Parity with post-primary teachers pay and conditions sought by adult education tutors’ groupAdult Education Tutors Organisation members protest at Dáil over staffing offer they decribe as ‘unacceptable’Wed Nov 01 2023 - 16:45
AI having a positive impact on job creation and workplaces, conference toldAlmost one-third of Irish firms surveyed by Ibec say the technology is improving their productivityWed Oct 25 2023 - 15:12
Staff views on remote work among top issues for company bosses, new survey finds Ibec survey says around half of firms find it harder to recruit for onsite only rolesWed Oct 25 2023 - 06:37
Action on workplace menstrual and menopause policies needed, says union coalition‘Silence on women’s health issues is damaging and impacts equality in society and at work,’ says INMO general secretaryTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:16
Supreme Court decision provides ‘ammunition’ to those seeking to challenge contractor status, says union Potential for thousands of WRC cases but individual workers will have to argue specifics of individual circumstancesMon Oct 23 2023 - 18:41
Cork flood relief payments set to exceed €70,000Cork flooding: Minister for Enterprise to bring memo to Cabinet on plan to provide payments with a maximum ‘in excess of €70,000′Mon Oct 23 2023 - 06:10
Anonymise early stage of recruitment processes, African diaspora urgesMore diversity among among interview panels could make for more diverse workplaces, survey suggestsMon Oct 23 2023 - 05:00
Flood risk continues with status orange rain warning for Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny Weather Ireland: Heavy rainfall forecast for all of Munster, Kilkenny, Wexford and Galway on Sunday nightSun Oct 22 2023 - 19:28
Domino’s Pizza driver ruling could have wide-ranging implicationsSupreme Court overturned Court of Appeal decision on treatment of drivers as self-employed independent contractorsSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Administrative staff at HSE to escalate dispute over staffing levels Fórsa union informs HSE its members will expand on actions being taken as part of ‘work to rule’ ongoing since October 6thFri Oct 20 2023 - 19:12
Cork town reels after ‘absolutely devastating’ flooding as further heavy rain forecastStorm Babet fallout: ‘Significant difficulties’ on some of the county’s roads after storm brings more than a month’s worth of rain in 24 hoursThu Oct 19 2023 - 19:13
In pictures: The clean-up begins in Midleton after Storm BabetCork flooding: Storm brought a month’s worth of rainfall to parts of Cork in just one day, leaving many buildings flooded and roads blockedThu Oct 19 2023 - 17:44
Friday working from home grows again as employers focus on Thursday in officeOffice crowd ‘gone now on a Friday’ for city centre pubs as city centre adaptsThu Oct 19 2023 - 05:00
Lack of menopause policies in most workplaces an issue for women workers, finds union survey World Menopause Day poll finds almost half of women surveyed had been forced to take time off work due to menstruation or menopauseWed Oct 18 2023 - 00:01
Relief in health and social services sector as deal reached to avert strike A threatened strike by 5,000 health and social services workers in voluntary organisations and charities has been averted following successful talksTue Oct 17 2023 - 20:27
Care workers strike averted as deal reached at WRCStrike had been expected to impact on thousands of service users many with disabilitiesTue Oct 17 2023 - 11:59
Late-night talks continue aimed at averting strike by care workersGovernment and unions continued negotiations at WRC on Monday evening as prospect of strike from 8am on Tuesday loomedMon Oct 16 2023 - 21:49
Community organisation workers prepare for strike over pay differential with State sector‘I’m working hard to help people who might well be in a nursing home if it wasn’t for the support that people like me provide to them’Sun Oct 15 2023 - 16:55
Local authorities need to be empowered to address housing crisis, conference hearsAverage cost of a house built by councils in 2022 was under €300,000, Ictu event toldSat Oct 14 2023 - 14:19
Mental health issues should be a greater priority in workplaces, Irish-led study findsResearch cites figures suggesting more than $1 trillion in productivity is lost annually due to mental health issuesFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:34
Risk attached to High Court action a big factor in pension decisions at CIÉ, retired workers told Up to 2,200 members of superannuation scheme hear uncertainty over court case influenced decision to maintain 15-year pensions freezeThu Oct 12 2023 - 19:32
Health and social services workers to strike after budget fails to provide pay solutionAround 5,000 workers expect to strike indefinitely from Tuesday with no indication of impending initiativeWed Oct 11 2023 - 19:49
Amazon and union recognition: ‘I didn’t set out to make a union film’, director of Americonned says Sean Claffey’s film about union recognition at Amazon is to be screened for free at Liberty Hall on Thursday nightWed Oct 11 2023 - 19:00
Over one-third of higher education teaching staff are considering leaving - surveyStaff complain of not being paid out of term and being employed on temporary or part-time contractsWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Parents stand to save up to €1,700 a year on childcare fees in budget measureBudget 2024: Funding increase will also allow for additional supports to providers, says Roderic O’GormanTue Oct 10 2023 - 20:48
What the budget means for childcare: ‘You don’t want to play down the importance of any increase in funding’Budget 2024: Louise Kilbane runs three day care and early learning centres in Sligo and MayoTue Oct 10 2023 - 20:17
Budget ‘positive’ for carers: ‘There is at least some recognition of the challenges we face’Income disregard increase to €450 for single people and €900 for couples will be welcomedTue Oct 10 2023 - 18:00
Budget 2024, by a renter, a landlord, a teacher and more: ‘We are the squeezed middle’ Those who are not on the poverty line, yet still struggle, say they need support tooSun Oct 08 2023 - 17:00
Pay-related benefits for those out of work ‘the way forward’, says HumphreysTánaiste says budget will look to address pressure on people as a result of cost of living increasesSun Oct 08 2023 - 16:25
Israel has right to defend itself, but response should not be disproportionate - ministerThomas Byrne calls for two-state solution as Sinn Féin asks for return of Dáil to push for international interventionSun Oct 08 2023 - 13:45
Voluntary bodies seek ‘urgent’ intervention by Taoiseach to prevent strikeDispute threatens to deprive thousands of service users of health and social supportsFri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00
Public funding of childcare and early education should be quadrupled, says industry body Early Childhood Ireland putting its case to politicians in advance of the budgetThu Oct 05 2023 - 18:21
University researchers protest for improved pay and worker statusPostgraduate Workers’ Organisation argues recommendations of sector review did not go far enoughThu Oct 05 2023 - 14:48
Late Late Show senior producer departs after just three episodes Jane Murphy has decided to leave the programme, staff have been toldThu Oct 05 2023 - 13:03
