Q&A: What would new redundancy proposals mean for workers and employers?Under proposed new laws, workers will have a stronger hand, and greater emphasis will be put on employers’ obligationsThu May 04 2023 - 21:10
Local authority water workers back industrial action over proposed transfer to Uisce ÉireannUnion has said disruption to commercial and residential users ‘inevitable’ in event of members taking actionThu May 04 2023 - 21:02
Nurses caught in housing crisis: ‘Within six months many think about leaving the country again’Healthcare staff arriving from India are finding it increasingly hard to find accommodation, the INMO conference in Killarney has heardThu May 04 2023 - 19:27
INMO delegates back call for ballot on industrial action unless staffing levels improveSurvey of INMO intern members published on Thursday found 73 per cent were considering emigrating after they qualifiedThu May 04 2023 - 14:24
Organisational reform of An Garda Síochána being forced through without consultation, say senior civil servantsUnion representing 3,600 senior civil servants says changes to workers’ status unfair and unnecessaryThu May 04 2023 - 12:31
Nurses threaten strike action as Donnelly seeks to quell discontent with extra fundsDecision to schedule emergency motion for Thursday at union conference taken before Minister for Health unveiled €25 million packageThu May 04 2023 - 00:01
Nurses are ‘leaving in droves because this is not what they signed up to do’‘I can remember when we used to be able to really care for the patients we were looking after, emotionally as well as physically, but now we struggle to meet even their most basic needs’Wed May 03 2023 - 21:10
Local authority housing and other services threatened by vote for industrial action Fórsa members want scheme to evaluate extra work they say they have been doing since job losses in local government sectorWed May 03 2023 - 18:09
Patient safety routinely compromised in healthcare settings, INMO survey suggests Majority of nurses and midwives say workload is affecting their mental and physical healthWed May 03 2023 - 12:00
Community employment scheme supervisors accept 5% pay offerMore than 80% of staff who took industrial action last year vote for agreement that includes mechanism for pursuit of future increasesFri Apr 28 2023 - 21:03
More action needed to ensure healthcare workers are better protected, INMO president saysKaren McGowan told meeting work needed now to ensure healthcare workers better protected in another pandemicFri Apr 28 2023 - 18:00
Better data key to improving workplace inclusivity, say business leadersIrish workforce becoming more diverse but relative lack of data making accurate assessment of issues like Traveller underrepresentation a challengeFri Apr 28 2023 - 13:14
Five people died in work-related incidents in first quarter of yearWorkers’ Memorial Day: Older workers disproportionately represented in workplace injury figuresFri Apr 28 2023 - 07:35
Rollout of Covid-19 ‘spring booster vaccine’ beginsPeople over 70 and immunocompromised can register if they have not had jab in previous three monthsFri Apr 28 2023 - 06:30
Sweden’s decision to keep schools open through pandemic was correct, says former senior health officialDr Anders Tegnell told Galway event that the decision, considered controversial by many, was based on plentiful data and continues to benefit childrenThu Apr 27 2023 - 20:33
Three people killed and four injured in Co Tyrone road crashFour casualties taken to hospitalThu Apr 27 2023 - 18:03
Too early to say how long Gsoc investigation will take, Harris tells policing authorityClaims Gsoc member attended same party as Gerard Hutch on day latter was cleared of murder charges is matter ‘of serious concern’, says Garda CommissionerTue Apr 25 2023 - 19:58
Workplace Relations Commission adjudicators unhappy over pay and conditionsWage has not risen in line with national agreements since 2017 when current rate of €525 per day was setMon Apr 24 2023 - 05:00
ETB tutors set to learn detail of staffing dealProtests at six centres on Friday amid concerns over recognition of pre-existing service after long-running disputeFri Apr 21 2023 - 22:18
Water workers vote for industrial action over planned Uisce Éireann move Union warns reorganisation of water services could leave up to 3,000 local authority workers out of pocket by up to €600 a monthThu Apr 20 2023 - 21:29
Firefighters in Cork city protest over staff shortages‘Shameful’ failure to address situation by council has forced action which could escalate, says unionThu Apr 20 2023 - 20:14
Employers finding volume of new labour legislation challenging, says IbecRemote working, sick pay and protected disclosures among the issues companies are seeking guidance on, says organisations Head of Employment Law ServicesThu Apr 20 2023 - 18:28
More than one third of childcare workers seeking jobs outside sector, union warnsSiptu says Government supports have been welcome but more required to address long-term quality of serviceThu Apr 20 2023 - 09:52
Two men taken to hospital after shooting incident in TallaghtGunshots fired after pedestrian was hit by car in JobstownMon Apr 17 2023 - 23:25
Irishman serving as EU ambassador to Sudan assaulted, says chief diplomatAidan O’Hara said to be ‘okay’ after incident at his residence in Khartoum; Tánaiste Micheál Martin says he is ‘deeply concerned at the serious incident’Mon Apr 17 2023 - 23:08
Mary Lou McDonald says allegations she used Hutch family for money and votes are ‘false’Sinn Féin leader issues statement at conclusion of Regency trial to reject claims made about her by prosecution key witness, former party councillor Jonathan DowdallMon Apr 17 2023 - 18:14
Provision of Dublin allowance for teachers and nurses would be ‘very, very challenging’, Tánaiste saysIrish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for provision of accommodation to staff being recruited to work at the new national children’s hospital in DublinMon Apr 17 2023 - 02:15
Approval of employment order will mean construction sector pay riseMinimum hourly rate paid to craft workers such as bricklayers, carpenters and plasterers rising above €21 in SeptemberFri Apr 14 2023 - 15:03
Teachers back call for restoration of eviction banDelegates at TUI conference reject any public pay deal that fails to provide raise above rate of inflationThu Apr 13 2023 - 17:13
Mica crisis blighting lives of students and teachers, TUI conference hearsDonegal teachers tell of ‘waking nightmare’ of homes that are ‘drafty, damp, depressing and above all dangerousThu Apr 13 2023 - 17:08
Do teachers support a ‘Dublin allowance’ for colleagues facing higher costs?Delegates at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) and Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (Asti) conferences were asked if they agreed with the proposalThu Apr 13 2023 - 16:15
Teachers’ union calls for ‘Dublin allowance’ on top of salary Talks on a new public sector pay agreement set to start before summerThu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00
Tendering requirements for buses and office supplies undermining schools’ community status, TUI delegates told‘There has to be more to it than money,’ says teacher from CarlowWed Apr 12 2023 - 21:53
‘I had to drive 15 hours a week to and from work’TUI delegates urged to back establishment of national voluntary redeployment schemeWed Apr 12 2023 - 20:01
Teachers marking their own pupils’ Leaving Cert papers a ‘red line issue’, Minister toldFoley’s proposal as part of senior cycle reform would prompt ballot for industrial action, TUI conference hearsWed Apr 12 2023 - 19:38
Teachers’ views on AI: Is artificial intelligence to be embraced or feared?Is technology a threat to education? We asked INTO, ASTI and TUI members at their conferences - and ChatGPTWed Apr 12 2023 - 17:45
Is teaching still an attractive profession? We asked delegates at teachers’ unions annual gatherings in Killarney, Cork and WexfordTue Apr 11 2023 - 19:11
TUI conference: New degree courses can help remedy skills deficit, says Minister Extra capacity in areas like nursing will enable Irish graduates to shun British NHS in favour of Irish post, claims HarrisTue Apr 11 2023 - 17:32
TUI blames ‘boneheaded’ policies for teacher recruitment, retention crisisTreatment of new entrants to profession is ‘professional hazing’, says union chief Michael GillespieTue Apr 11 2023 - 12:46
Canada’s armed forces faced a damning report on sexual harrassment and abuse eight years ago. What can Ireland learn from the fallout?Canada’s scandal was every bit as bad as what was exposed by Ireland’s Women of Honour, and led to the ousting of more than a dozen top officersSat Apr 08 2023 - 06:00
‘It’s been a long time coming’: provisions of Work Life Balance Bill set to be in effect within weeksLegislation covering flexible and remote working rights and domestic violence leave signed into law by PresidentTue Apr 04 2023 - 16:05
Further delays to children’s hospital if accommodation for staff not provided, warns unionINMO tells Government recruitment and retention crisis will only worsen with nurses priced out of housing around hospitalsTue Apr 04 2023 - 05:00
Plan for 750 new homes for Galway’s Sandy Road area unveiledLand Development Agency hopes development of new community on land largely owned by ESB can prompt redevelopment of adjoining brownfield sitesMon Apr 03 2023 - 00:01
Plan to require Defence Forces to refer rape allegations to Garda welcomedLack of faith in internal procedures reflected in IRG report no surprise, says Conor KingSun Apr 02 2023 - 17:00
Dispute involving 220 workers at Dundalk manufacturing plant settledDeal between Cargotec and Unite follows two days of strike action which halted production at plantFri Mar 31 2023 - 18:40
Just 20% of employers have budget to help workers with mental healthStudy finds number of Irish companies with some staff working remotely increased from 7% before the pandemic to 32% afterwardsWed Mar 29 2023 - 00:15
Accountancy firm reaps benefit of supporting staff’s mental healthCrowleys DFK believes the return on the range of services it provides to staff has been clearWed Mar 29 2023 - 00:15
Driver testers must only use cars which have an NCT cert, union tells membersFórsa has been calling for reintroduction of pre-pandemic requirement on health and safety groundsMon Mar 27 2023 - 18:17
Firefighter’s claim that being on call meant he was working 24/7 is rejectedLabour Court rejects claim that time spent on standby amounted to workFri Mar 24 2023 - 17:55
Dividends paid by Cartamundi’s Irish operation to be raised by union in talks Siptu representatives will meet with management on Tuesday after closure announcementThu Mar 23 2023 - 20:52
