Outsourcing in health service a threat to patients as well as staff, Siptu official tells conferencePrivate contractors cut costs at the expense of either workers or services, union official saysThu Apr 10 2025 - 18:43
Pay transparency directive could lead to more legal actions against employers, Ibec event toldUK has seen number of substantial cases being taken over equal pay Thu Apr 10 2025 - 15:49
Increase in companies seeking advice on reduced working hours and temporary lay-offs, says IbecMove comes in wake of Trump’s tariff announcementsThu Apr 10 2025 - 11:59
‘The EU has been very bad to us’: Trump not considering pausing tariffs and threatens additional 50% on ChinaUS president criticises EU for making trade ‘so difficult’ after stock markets plunge in response to tariffsMon Apr 07 2025 - 21:37
Migrant worker who worked up to 115 hours a week awarded €71,000 by WRC Man had to beg his employer for occasional payments, Workplace Relations Commission hears Fri Apr 04 2025 - 19:59
Why do only half of Irish fathers take paternity leave?‘Flat rate’ payment in Ireland means many fathers can’t afford to take time off workFri Apr 04 2025 - 19:58
Right to request remote working in Ireland is a ‘toothless tiger’, employment lawyer says The seven cases decided by the commission’s adjudication officers to date have all been rejected, according to Department of Enterprise dataThu Apr 03 2025 - 06:00
Waiting lists for assessing children’s additional needs is growing due to doubling of referrals, Minister toldHSE has capacity to carry out about 3,600 assessments annually, but 10,000 requests were made last yearMon Mar 31 2025 - 19:48
Industrial action by more than 80,000 healthcare workers on Monday called offDecision follows 22 hours of engagement at Workplace Relations CommissionSun Mar 30 2025 - 10:03
Strike at Bord na Mona bin collection service deferred as new talks plannedSiptu says it still wants to discuss sale of company with GovernmentFri Mar 28 2025 - 18:52
HSE and unions to meet again on Saturday after WRC talks fail to produce agreementUnless compromise can be reached, 80,000 healthcare workers will begin work-to-rule on MondayFri Mar 28 2025 - 06:20
Talks continue late at WRC between HSE and unions to avert nationwide work-to-rule by 80,000 staffDispute centres on 'inadequate' staffing levels in health service and a ceiling on total pay and workforce numbersThu Mar 27 2025 - 22:00
No escape for professions from rolling revolution that is artificial intelligence ‘You have got to take a more dynamic approach, aim to run fast and still be able to change direction’ Wed Mar 26 2025 - 06:00
Psychiatric nurses to start work-to-rule over staffing levels Other healthcare unions to attend meetings on Thursday but will not defer next week’s industrial actionTue Mar 25 2025 - 14:57
Ryanair establishes subscription service offering discounted flightsCalled Prime, the new offer by Ryanair will cost €79 a year and offer up to 12 discounted flights per annumMon Mar 24 2025 - 20:45
Family of man (21) killed when car hit him at 120km/h call for longer jail terms Cameron Cooper sentenced to five years and three months in prison, with 12 months suspended, over death of Dylan Killalee MaherMon Mar 24 2025 - 17:23
HSE asks WRC to intervene in bid to avert healthcare industrial actionMove follows accusation by unions that HSE was failing to take proposed work to rule seriouslyMon Mar 24 2025 - 12:41
Interpreters for Workplace Relations Commission hearings cry foul over pay changesFear over loss of translators at WRC as ‘rates for cancelled cases are cut and travel expenses scrapped’Sun Mar 23 2025 - 14:35
HSE proposes talks with union chiefs in bid to avert healthcare work-to-ruleHealth Service Executive boss Bernard Gloster prepared to meet directly with general secretaries Fri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
Bin collections set to be hit by strike action at Bord na MónaSiptu concerned staff terms and conditions may be eroded if sale of last publicly-owned waste disposal operation goes throughTue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
Living in deprivation: ‘I felt so ashamed that I couldn’t provide properly for my children’Latest CSO figures show almost half of lone parents with children aged under 18 struggle to make ends meetMon Mar 17 2025 - 06:00
Italia ’90 Ireland squad’s heroics remembered at Áras an Uachtaráin reunionMichael D Higgins say the team gave us ‘a memory that informed the spiritual confidence of a nation like no other’Sat Mar 15 2025 - 20:33
Many firms lack domestic abuse policy despite legal entitlement, survey findsLegislative changes which came into effect in November 2023 and provided for victims of domestic abuseThu Mar 13 2025 - 16:48
Top Ryanair executive calls union recognition a ‘reverse divorce’Chief people officer Darrell Hughes describes years of acrimony before union dealThu Mar 13 2025 - 15:30
Annual bill of €140m for deal intended to resolve long-running health workers’ dispute Disappointment among union members that agreement fails to match public sector pact on low payTue Mar 11 2025 - 18:35
Third of households with single adult and children went into debt to meet ordinary living costs last yearCSO says 54 per cent found basic cost of housing to be a ‘heavy burden’Tue Mar 11 2025 - 13:55
Psychiatric medical services set to be disrupted by nurses’ industrial actionUnion representing majority of nurses in sector say they will start work to rule this month over staffing levelsTue Mar 11 2025 - 10:56
Pay deal worth 9.25% over two years agreed for voluntary health workers after long-running disputeSection 39 issues took centre stage in general election campaign due to Simon Harris encounter with disability worker Charlotte FallonMon Mar 10 2025 - 22:19
Hospital disruption expected with health unions to begin industrial action over staffing on March 31stHSE chief Bernard Gloster says action ‘regrettable’ and would breach terms of public sector pay dealMon Mar 10 2025 - 17:11
‘Getting a space for a baby is so difficult’: Looming Ranelagh creche closure leaves families scrambling for childcareNest Creche and Montessori in Ranelagh, attended by 50 children and with 200 on its waiting list, to be redeveloped for residential useSat Mar 08 2025 - 14:11
Women’s rise in professions: ‘When I started in the 1980s, women in my position felt delighted to be there’A retired Supreme Court judge, a barrister and a GP say things have improved for professional women, yet they face ongoing challengesFri Mar 07 2025 - 12:19
Unions to serve notice of industrial action on HSE next week More than 80,000 employees set to embark on work-to-rule at end of MarchThu Mar 06 2025 - 21:32
Work-to-rule by Dublin Bus maintenance workers suspendedManagement and unions agree to enter ‘intensive’ talks aimed at ending long-running dispute next weekThu Mar 06 2025 - 17:04
Most believe social factors should be considered in public procurement processes, research suggestsSurvey finds public in favour of awarding contracts on basis of pay, environmental impact and recognition of unionsTue Mar 04 2025 - 16:51
WRC talks aimed at resolving S39 dispute adjourned until FridayUnions say progress made on a number of issues but some obstacles to deal remainTue Mar 04 2025 - 07:43
Executive education bursaries give Ukrainians in Ireland new tools to progressProgramme run by Trinity Business School is to be extended to other groups including those working in the areas of homelessness and mental healthTue Mar 04 2025 - 06:00
Disruption to Dublin Bus services expected to escalate in coming daysImpact of work to rule by overnight maintenance staff likely to impact on availability of vehiclesMon Mar 03 2025 - 21:49
PSNI seizes €7.9m worth of suspected drugs concealed in food packagingMan (28) was arrested at scene on suspicion of being involved in supply of controlled drugsMon Mar 03 2025 - 20:36
Woman (50s) dies due to injuries from Valentine’s Day collision in SligoThe two-car collision happened on the N17 at Ballinacarrow, Co SligoMon Mar 03 2025 - 19:15
Disruption possible as Dublin Bus maintenance workers start work to rule on SundaySome cancellations may occur from Tuesday as buses fail to come back into service overnightSat Mar 01 2025 - 10:05
Pay rises of over €1,000 for civil and public servants to kick in from SaturdayIncreases are part of public sector pay deal hammered out between government and unions last yearFri Feb 28 2025 - 19:54
Former Sinn Féin senator takes up campaign role with trade union groupPaul Gavan is to take on responsibility for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ campaigns on issues such as housing and trade union rightsThu Feb 27 2025 - 20:21
Thousands of healthcare workers vote for industrial action in long-running disputeThousands of workers at more than 20 organisations vote to take next step over pay and conditionsThu Feb 27 2025 - 13:11
WRC award against restaurant in liquidation set to be paid by StateWoman was awarded €143,268 for a long list labour law breaches at Bombay House restaurant in Skerries, Co DublinWed Feb 26 2025 - 09:15
Work was biggest factor in people’s risk-taking during Covid-19 pandemic, ESRI report finds People aged over 60 were most socially activeTue Feb 25 2025 - 20:34
Racism seen as permeating all aspects of Roma and Traveller lives in Ireland, European report findsCommissioner says he was ‘struck by consensus’ that ‘structural’ racism hinders access to basic rights Tue Feb 25 2025 - 09:03
Why childcare students are walking away from childcare jobs‘It’s tough to do a four-year professional degree and then face the prospect of earning the minimum wage'Mon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Dispute at BIMM ends as lecturers vote to accept dealMusic college attended by members of Fontaines DC and The Murder Capital had proposed redundancies and changes to pay and conditionsFri Feb 21 2025 - 18:10
Schools told to prepare for AI in class as detection methods ‘will not work’Many places of learning attempting to regulate use at local level without adequate guidance, notes reportFri Feb 21 2025 - 17:23
Greater debate needed on AI impact on workplace and energy needs, Government advisor group warns AI Advisory Group seeks setting up of ‘observatory’ to inform debate on artificial intelligence issuesFri Feb 21 2025 - 15:41
