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
Engineering firm granted interim injunction to prevent industrial actionTrade union Unite says it is considering appeal of High Court decisionThu Mar 23 2023 - 20:28
Postgraduate researchers protest at Dáil over pay and conditions Those working in sector paid average of just €7.88 per hour while excluded from supports for other workers, say representativesThu Mar 23 2023 - 15:04
Union chief Mick Lynch to address Dublin event celebrating author Robert NoonanOrganisers hope festival honouring author of the The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists will become annual event providing platform for political debateWed Mar 22 2023 - 14:43
Nurses at Cork hospital coronary unit to be balloted on industrial action Vote is second to be called by INMO in campaign over what it says are unsafe working conditionsTue Mar 21 2023 - 20:00
Remote work in the west: ‘I thought I came here for the job but the quality of my life is so much better’Co-working spaces help provide a better quality of life and collaboration among their users, which vary from med-tech professionals to lawyersMon Mar 20 2023 - 05:00
Google parent’s Irish employees among those to petition chief executive over handling of job cutsFSU says ‘hundreds’ of staff at Irish office signed letter which was distributed to others by its membersSun Mar 19 2023 - 17:40
Pay transparency directive should be applied to smaller employers, says Ictu Minister reported to be considering scope of rules that include requirement for employers to make pay scales for vacant jobs known in advanceSun Mar 19 2023 - 16:09
Uncertainty in tech sector reflected in declining numbers coming to work in IrelandHealthcare sector now accounting comfortably for the largest number of new work permits grantedSat Mar 18 2023 - 14:46
Mick Lynch: ‘You knew you were Irish, but most of the people you knew were too’The charismatic head of Britain’s RMT railworkers union on his Irish background, his ‘weird’ tussle with Piers Morgan, backing Brexit and what the future might hold under a Labour governmentSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
Manager who was abroad when wife reported him ill has €81,000 dismissal award cutLabour Court finds company procedures unfair but reduces WRC award by almost €50,000 over employee’s behaviourFri Mar 17 2023 - 14:44
Fórsa members vote for industrial action at Louth County Group of hospitals ‘Staff shortages place incredible pressure on staff; it can’t go on,’ says union officialThu Mar 16 2023 - 20:45
Agreement on new talks as second one day strike takes place at forklift manufacturerDispute between Unite and Cargotec centres on transfer of about 40 workers to another companyThu Mar 16 2023 - 11:35
‘Families who can’t pay energy bills aren’t in a position to invest in expensive retrofitting’Government needs to take broader view of social and economic factors in households when designing and promoting schemes, says Friends of the EarthWed Mar 15 2023 - 00:00
Water services workers set to be balloted on industrial actionSiptu has also called on the Taoiseach to clarify when a referendum on public ownership of water services will be heldMon Mar 13 2023 - 19:33
Nurses at University Hospital Limerick ICU to be balloted on industrial actionVote follows failed agreement talks between management and union on safe working conditionsMon Mar 13 2023 - 11:25
Gender pay gaps at Ireland’s Big Four accountancy firms look okay - until you include partnersAt KPMG, a 6.9% male/female pay differential jump to 39.4% when partners are includedFri Mar 10 2023 - 05:00
Dismissal of trade union official found to have been unfairBut Labour Court found employee’s actions contributed 80% to decision to end his employmentThu Mar 09 2023 - 15:57
Claim by gardaí for unsocial hours allowance while self-isolating ‘wholly without merit’Labour Court says parties accept such payments only made when a worker ‘actually works’ during unsocial hoursThu Mar 09 2023 - 12:28
IMO members reject €257,000-a-year public-only contractFifty-five per cent of current consultants said they will not switch to the new contract,Tue Mar 07 2023 - 16:04
Landlords will ‘not stand idly by’ if eviction ban is extendedNeed for balance in any new legislation, says Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Jim O’CallaghanMon Mar 06 2023 - 01:00
