Retired An Post employees waiting on cost-of-living pension increase for eight monthsCommunications Workers Union says neither Government nor An Post will have to contribute as payments from pension scheme fund with surplus of €580 millionSat Aug 19 2023 - 12:30
‘It’s disheartening to have to keep saying no to people’: childcare sector struggles to meet demandAn increase in State subsidies has led to an increase in demand, and creche owners say it is increasingly hard to find and keep staffSat Aug 19 2023 - 04:00
Retained firefighters call off strike after deal on ‘guaranteed’ payProposed agreement will see new entrants earn about €18,500 in their first yearThu Aug 17 2023 - 06:57
HSE dieticians, therapists and social workers vote for industrial actionMore than 90% of Fórsa members in favour of move action due to what union says is ongoing failure to resolve career grievancesWed Aug 16 2023 - 14:51
Firefighters approaching WRC talks with caution, says unionLatest bid to resolve dispute involving some 2,000 firefighters comes after Siptu members last month rejected Labour Court proposalsWed Aug 16 2023 - 09:21
Tesco introduces new health-related supports for staff at Irish business Free online GP consultations among the benefits of the package for British multinational retailer’s 13,000 Irish staffTue Aug 15 2023 - 00:01
Thousands of HSE administrators to take industrial actionStaff move will initially involve ban on voluntary overtime and not co-operating with a range of internal reporting functionsFri Aug 11 2023 - 06:00
Public sector pay deal must allow for review of grades, Siptu saysProtests by retained firefighters highlight wider issue of claims for evolving roles and responsibilitiesFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:08
New tendering procedures recommended for TU Dublin after €4.7m spend on consultants’ reports Rigorous methods for seeking approvals from governing body adopted in wake of university spending €4.7 million on reports into structure, communication and change managementFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
Pay rises totalling 9.5% recommended for workers at UnipharLabour Court suggests workers should receive a 5% rise this year with further increases until 2025Thu Aug 10 2023 - 17:20
New €1bn public service media fund proposed by People Before ProfitParty says it would abolish licence fee and take commercial advertising away from RTÉ but provide substantially increased public fundingThu Aug 10 2023 - 13:41
Government attempting to break retained firefighters’ strike, says unionSiptu warns of an increase in the number of stations impacted by the strike action if matters remain unresolved after a weekWed Aug 09 2023 - 19:54
The end of human voiceovers? Actors fear AI could dent job prospectsActors worry about being put out of work by their own likenessesTue Aug 08 2023 - 08:25
‘People treated me like a star but I was basically unemployed’: Irish actors seek better pay deal amid Hollywood strike Actor and trade unionist who played role in Pirates of the Caribbean says he earned less than €10,000 from acting last year and has no pension of his ownTue Aug 08 2023 - 05:00
Woman (50s) and man (20s) injured in separate assaults in Longford and DundalkGardaí investigating alleged incident that took place at Albert Reynolds Peace Park in midlands town during early hours of MondayMon Aug 07 2023 - 20:32
New farming and horticultural apprenticeships welcomedProgrammes will help to address labour shortages in sector, says IFAMon Aug 07 2023 - 00:01
Cocaine find in Dublin brings to almost €6m value of drugs seized by gardaí over weekendTwo men arrested following series of searches on Friday and SaturdaySun Aug 06 2023 - 21:53
Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ chef Colin O’Daly who has died aged 70Co-founder of Roly’s Bistro died on Friday at Cork University HospitalSun Aug 06 2023 - 21:17
Rural GP crisis: Meet the foreign doctors who’ve answered the callAn initiative aimed at attracting foreign healthcare professionals to villages and towns is helping to ease an acute shortage of family doctorsSat Aug 05 2023 - 06:00
Disrupted water supplies a source of stress in farming communities, says IFASome 30,000 people left without running water on Friday due to water workers’ actionFri Aug 04 2023 - 18:08
Almost 40,000 people left without running water due to strikeUisce Éireann issued precautionary boil water notices for localities in Waterford and TipperaryThu Aug 03 2023 - 20:00
Uisce Éireann issues boil water notice for 100,000 people after ‘excessive’ strike actionUnite workers take three-day action in dispute over proposed transfer from local authorities to Uisce ÉireannThu Aug 03 2023 - 08:47
TU Dublin faces €10m funding deficit as student numbers drop by almost 2,500University president acknowledges accounting error in which €7m in Government funding allocated to wrong financial yearWed Aug 02 2023 - 19:48
Boil water notices issued for Waterford, Tipperary and Cork as three-day strike under wayAction being taken by local authority water workers who are members of the Unite trade unionWed Aug 02 2023 - 19:25
Union urges approval of deal to give 16,000 security guards pay riseSipo welcomes news injunction blocking order has been lifted by High CourtWed Aug 02 2023 - 06:19
Disruption to water services expected as three-day strike set to get under wayDún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin and Cork city among areas potentially affected over the coming daysTue Aug 01 2023 - 19:37
Talks on pay increases for voluntary-sector health workers collapseOfficials from Siptu, Fórsa and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation left negotiations after a pay offer of 5 per cent was tabledTue Aug 01 2023 - 06:39
Local authorities criticise water workers’ fresh strike action Potential for disruption to services in areas including southeast and CorkMon Jul 31 2023 - 19:30
Legislation to stop sex for rent exploitation will be introduced, says TánaisteWomen’s charities call for urgent action following ‘shocking’ RTÉ Investigates programmeFri Jul 28 2023 - 19:17
Both sides in retained firefighters dispute accuse the other of compromising safetyManagement and union at odds over basis on which emergency cover is being provided during strike which involved about 2,000 firefightersFri Jul 28 2023 - 18:56
Trainee solicitor awarded €10,000 over legal firm’s failure to follow required dismissal proceduresLabour Court says failure to record verbal warnings or inform employees of their significance ‘defeats the purpose of the warning’Fri Jul 28 2023 - 13:51
Delivery riders complain of serial assaults in Dublin cityWorkers and representatives complain of being routinely targeted and feel grievances not taken seriouslyWed Jul 26 2023 - 20:20
Firefighters strike: retained workers continue industrial actionIn many cases the firefighters, who are technically part time, say they are on call 24/7 and are paid a retainer of between €8,000 and €12,000Wed Jul 26 2023 - 11:11
Wage rates ‘grossly unfair’ for young workers, commission hearsSubminimum system described as discriminatory by Irish Congress of Trade UnionsTue Jul 25 2023 - 05:00
Housing ‘huge issue’ for African nurses in Ireland, says nurses’ group president‘Accommodation queries is the thing that keeps our WhatsApp group going,’ says Nigerian Nurses Association leaderMon Jul 24 2023 - 00:00
Demonstrations in support of refugees planned by Dún Laoghaire union members and political groupsRallies are said to be a reaction to an attack on the family home of an Independent councillor and the vandalising of a building rumoured to have been approved for refugeesSun Jul 23 2023 - 17:27
Strike action by retained firefighters to resume next weekSiptu members reject Labour Court proposals by margin of more than four to oneThu Jul 20 2023 - 14:27
Firms would need ‘supports’ before implementing minimum wage rise, says IbecIncrease would represent ‘decoupling of the minimum wage from economic reality’, claims Irish Small and Medium Enterprises AssociationTue Jul 18 2023 - 21:46
Strike action closes Ballyfermot Iceland branch as staff protest ongoing uncertaintyWorkers want clarity on future of chain and whether they face redundancyTue Jul 18 2023 - 17:22
12% minimum wage increase recommended for 2024The Low Pay Commission’s proposal would give someone working 39 hours an additional €54.60 a weekTue Jul 18 2023 - 05:00
Tara Mines workers vote to accept deal on temporary closure of facilityRange of supports, including weekly €65 payment, agreed for those not retained to maintain mineThu Jul 13 2023 - 13:16
Tara Mines staff to vote on deal agreed between management and unions after closureWeekly support payment, more roles retained and an ongoing review process part of packageSat Jul 08 2023 - 16:31
Tara mines: Talks to resume at WRC as unions renew call for Government interventionBoliden says it is ‘acutely aware’ of impact of closure decision on workers but lack of supports criticisedThu Jul 06 2023 - 20:22
Workers stage ‘blockade’ at Tara Mines as talks fail to reach dealMine due to be closed temporarily next week and 650 staff to be suspendedThu Jul 06 2023 - 07:57
HSE staff member earned almost €1m in 2022, report revealsFormer chief executive Paul Reid was paid €400,000 for 11 months work last yearThu Jul 06 2023 - 07:04
Firefighters face higher risk of dying from cancer, Ictu conference to hearFire Brigades Union raise issue of firefighters contracting range of cancers 20 years before other people wouldThu Jul 06 2023 - 05:00
Vigilance on AI essential to keep workplaces safe, says union leaderMany workers are already being ‘monitored to within an inch of their lives’, ETUC general secretary Esther Lynch tells conferenceWed Jul 05 2023 - 21:58
President Michael D Higgins calls for ‘accountability’ on RTÉ pay controversyDelegates at Ictu Kilkenny event back emergency motion from Montrose unions on governance at broadcasterTue Jul 04 2023 - 17:57
President expresses surprise at scale of reaction to comments on foreign policyMichael D Higgins urges greater transparency about decision-making on the part of bodies such as the ECBTue Jul 04 2023 - 16:41
Profits rather than pay fuelling inflation, claims outgoing Irish Congress of Trade Unions chief‘We’re being warned about the risk of a wage-price inflationary spiral when what we’re actually experiencing is greed-flation’Tue Jul 04 2023 - 01:00
