Public sector workers to get pay rise of 10.25% over 2½ years under €3.6bn dealFirst salary increase to take effect his month with those on lowest incomes set to receive up to 17.3 per cent by 2027, says DonohoeFri Jan 26 2024 - 17:34
TUI members vote for industrial action over establishment of technological universitiesUnion accuses Department of Further and Higher Education of failing to honour 2017 agreement on establishment of new universitiesThu Jan 25 2024 - 18:55
Cork University Hospital’s emergency department ‘running at over 300% capacity’ Hospital has massive capacity issue and is ill-equipped to deal with winter surge in patient numbers, warns head of emergency medicine bodyThu Jan 25 2024 - 10:09
Unions and Government to return to WRC to consider path forward after public sector pay talks stalled Meetings could lead to immediate resumption of negotiation if officials believe progress is possibleWed Jan 24 2024 - 17:25
Ibec and Ictu set to clash at Oireachtas committee meetingEmployers’ group and unions at loggerheads over minimum wage and other issuesWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
Irish jobs market may have stabilised, report suggests Fewer people seeking new jobs while vacancies have also dropped, Morgan McKinley research showsWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
After the crash: Public sector workers still feeling pinch of emergency changes to pay and conditionsPay and hours have been restored in most cases - but for some teachers, nurses and others, the status quo never returnedTue Jan 23 2024 - 07:00
Strikes over public pay remain likely if agreement not quickly reached in talks, says INMOGeneral secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha told conference ongoing delays represent ‘a gamble’ with workers frustrated by failure to reach dealThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:49
Findings of Government-backed Covid inquiry need to be acted upon, UCD conference toldFormer chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan says it is important a broad discussion takes place on the model of care that people in Ireland want in the futureThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:47
Housing payment recipients forced to top up rent by unsustainable sums to avoid homelessness, charity saysSimon Communities of Ireland report reveals just 3 per cent of rental properties available are affordable within HAP schemeThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Commission’s decision to include Reddit in list of video-sharing platforms flawed, company saysSocial media platform outlines reasons behind its legal challenge, arguing it should not be included alongside likes of YouTube and TikTokWed Jan 17 2024 - 20:00
Almost €2m in unpaid wages recovered by Workplace Relations Commission in 2023There were more than 1,000 breaches last year with most issues relating to organisation of working time and on terms and conditionsWed Jan 17 2024 - 18:03
Drivers at Kerry Agribusiness picket over compulsory redundanciesDrivers at heart of dispute have an average of 30 years’ service, with one having worked for the company for 45 yearsWed Jan 17 2024 - 16:50
Minimum pay rate increase deferred for healthcare assistants from outside EEA Nursing Homes Ireland had sought time to address funding issues given Fair Deal scheme fees are main income for operatorsWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
Local Enterprise Offices supported highest ever number of jobs last yearSome 6,640 jobs were supported by LEOs in 2023Tue Jan 16 2024 - 10:08
New Irish Coast Guard service provider reaches deal on transfer of staff with two unionsBristow to take over services on phased basis later this year following backing from Forsa and Irish Air Line Pilots’ AssociationMon Jan 15 2024 - 15:50
Teacher fails in appeal to Labour Court over alleged gender discrimination Labour Court heard Damian Johnston made four applications for more senior positions over a decade working at a secondary schoolSun Jan 14 2024 - 17:46
Tributes paid to former Siptu president Jimmy SomersOne-time Dublin City Councillor described as ‘great trade union leader, friend and mentor’Sun Jan 14 2024 - 15:20
Electric bike batteries are fastest-growing fire hazard, warns Dublin Fire Brigade Fires caused by lithium-ion batteries used in scooters and bikes can be ‘explosive with shooting flames’ when faultySun Jan 14 2024 - 06:00
Tara Mines owner says staff cuts and work practice changes needed for ‘rescue’Company wrote to staff on Friday outlining ‘rescue plan’ that provides for substantial restructuringFri Jan 12 2024 - 20:00
Permit numbers for non-EEA workers down by a quarter in 2023 Largest number of permits granted in health and social work sector, accounting for just under one third of the totalFri Jan 12 2024 - 15:35
Unions to seek significant restructuring of Government pay offer when talks resume next week Clear gap between 8.5% over 2½ years offered by the Government and the 12.5% sought by unionsFri Jan 12 2024 - 06:00
Public pay talks: Government must – and can afford to – do a little better to secure the deal it wantsCurrent offer on the low side and backloaded to minimise benefits to workers, with no great advantage to Government, says economistThu Jan 11 2024 - 21:55
Public sector pay: How did the State’s €2.9bn offer add up?Talks set to resume in coming days despite starkly different takes on offer from Government and union sidesThu Jan 11 2024 - 15:55
‘Real pity’ unions rejected public sector pay offer of 8.5% rise over two years, Donohoe saysForsa union chief Kevin Callinan says opening offer from Government side was ‘extremely disappointing’Thu Jan 11 2024 - 13:43
Pay talks: Where do the two sides stand and what will the Government offer?Agreement on several issues is generally regarded as being within striking distance but ‘nothing is agreed until everything is agreed’Wed Jan 10 2024 - 18:16
Two children and 12 adult migrants discovered on lorry at Rosslare HarbourGroup uncovered after one person inside refrigerated trailer rang UK police while on board the ferryTue Jan 09 2024 - 22:05
Progress made in public pay talks with both sides believed to be nearing dealBoth sides met at Workplace Relations Commission on Tuesday after talks broke off at Christmas amid mutual blameTue Jan 09 2024 - 21:42
Greater effort needed to extend nitrates derogation levels, IFA told Minister told IFA the support of other EU nations was required to keep the present derogation, and water quality must be improvedTue Jan 09 2024 - 20:17
Main parties have failed farmers but IFA must stay out of politics, says new presidentAny move to support a new party to better represent the sector’s interests might quickly lead to the organisation’s demise, says Francie GormanTue Jan 09 2024 - 18:09
University ordered to re-engage programme managerRobert (Bobby) Maher complained to TUD after it failed to renew his contract as manager of apprenticeship schemeMon Jan 08 2024 - 18:27
Talks on public sector pay to resume this weekThe negotiations will impact on some 385,000 public servants as well as pensioners who will also receive any pay increases agreedMon Jan 08 2024 - 16:36
The union boss targeting Ireland’s tech sector: ‘It’s particularly hard work when Amazon won’t respond to a phone call’Communications union boss Seán McDonagh is targeting the tech sector after swathe of job cutsFri Jan 05 2024 - 05:00
More companies offering leave and supports for IVFSome employers provide contributions worth more than €50,000 to cost of treatmentsTue Jan 02 2024 - 06:00
Tax changes, social welfare increases and minimum wage rise take effect from MondaySocial welfare payments increase, while changes to tax credits and bands should see workers paying about €800 lessSun Dec 31 2023 - 13:40
On-the-spot fines introduced for employers breaching tipping legislation Penalties of up to €1,500 can be imposed on restaurants or bars found to be breach of lawFri Dec 29 2023 - 15:12
People who work until 70 will get higher pension under change starting in JanuaryThe measure is being introduced for those who turn 66 from January 2024 therefore, the first people to be eligible for a higher rate will be those who turn 67 in January 2025Fri Dec 29 2023 - 13:40
New permit pay requirements a post-Christmas headache for many employers, says consultantShort notice for significant minimum salary rises could catch some companies ‘off guard’Fri Dec 29 2023 - 06:55
Impact of report on bullying and harassment yet to be seen in Defence Forces, survey findsFindings suggest majority of officers see Defence Forces as safe working environment with 6% believing it to be unsafeWed Dec 27 2023 - 18:46
Childcare workers miss out on pay increase after Government funding returnedRoderic O’Gorman says money intended to give graduates 10 per cent pay increase given back ‘from my cold dead hand’Fri Dec 22 2023 - 06:42
Boomtime for remote hubs as hybrid working now the normGovernment-backed scheme intends to create a network of 400 regional working hubs, with 22,000 desks within two yearsFri Dec 22 2023 - 05:00
Public sector pay talks delays caused by introduction of unexpected items by unions, says DonohoeUnions say they will move to industrial action if there is no deal by January 11th and deny raising unexpected items in talksWed Dec 20 2023 - 17:23
Government work permit scheme expanded as staff shortages biteTraditional trades including car mechanic, baker and electrician among the roles it will be easier for employers to hire for from outside the EEA in 2024Wed Dec 20 2023 - 13:37
Public sector pay talks break up without firm date for resumptionUnions say they are available to continue but negotiations not expected to resume before start of New YearTue Dec 19 2023 - 21:42
Nurses’ union says 2023 is worst year on record for hospital overcrowdingSo far this year 121,526 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed, says INMOTue Dec 19 2023 - 20:13
IMO threatens ballot of junior doctors over HSE recruitment freeze Organisation says freeze, which was announced in October, makes deal struck with the HSE a year ago to address staff shortages and working conditions inoperableMon Dec 18 2023 - 20:55
Stepped-up public sector pay talks ‘could see deal in coming days’, say unionsPay remains key issue to be addressed, but union leaders want mechanisms to consider issues such as staff numbers and housingMon Dec 18 2023 - 10:42
‘The riots haven’t put people off’: Dublin retailers largely in good cheer ahead of ChristmasBusiness groups divided on whether Christmas Day falling on a Monday will help shopsMon Dec 18 2023 - 00:01
Public sector pay talks ‘undeniably slow’, union leader says with deadline approaching‘Considerable work’ still to be done on deal that had negotiators had hoped could be drawn up before ChristmasFri Dec 15 2023 - 15:35
Belfast train services to be hit by Translink strike action in run-up to ChristmasTrains between Dundalk and Belfast will not be operating on the affected dates as part of disputeThu Dec 14 2023 - 15:21
