Extreme weather events show need for more legal protections for workers, says unionUnite wants non-essential outdoor work suspended during extreme weather events and workers impacted to be paidMon Apr 28 2025 - 05:00
Minister to outline scale of reform to Northern Ireland employment legislation Employers argue timing for many proposed measures in ‘Good Jobs’ Bill is terrible while unions say NI simply catching up on Britain and Republic Sun Apr 27 2025 - 11:27
Union leadership instructed to renegotiate adult educator dealTUI assistant general secretary Colm Kelly said the union’s executive would consider the motionThu Apr 24 2025 - 20:10
Discrimination complaints against businesses rise substantially Over 5,000 business inspections took place in 2024 with €2.15m recovered in unpaid wagesThu Apr 24 2025 - 15:41
Education infrastructure another casualty of Gaza war, TUI conference hears Teachers’ union passes motion condemning Israeli government’s actions in Gaza Thu Apr 24 2025 - 14:18
Teachers’ Union of Ireland to ballot on industrial action if Leaving Cert reform not pausedHelen McEntee tells delegates she will continue to work with teachers but says reforms are for benefit of studentsWed Apr 23 2025 - 19:00
‘It’s irritating when you hear about there being an explosion of autism and ADHD’, says Dublin teacherWork of teachers is being substituted for that of psychologists because of shortages, delegates hearWed Apr 23 2025 - 18:29
Teacher staffing crisis requires more than measures on permanent contracts, TUI delegates toldSpiral of growing teacher workload and stress ‘unsustainable’, says union general secretary Michael GillespieTue Apr 22 2025 - 19:43
Expansion of therapy services in special schools to start in autumnProgramme will coincide with the establishment of a national therapy service in education, Minister saysSat Apr 19 2025 - 00:01
Former trade union official Louise O’Donnell appointed Labour Court chairwoman Industrial relations veteran becomes second woman to hold position in court’s 79-year historyThu Apr 17 2025 - 17:18
Irish authors seek to stop Big Tech ‘scraping’ their work for AI amid copyright breach claimsIrish Writers Union plans to take legal action if companies including Meta continue to use their work without agreementThu Apr 17 2025 - 14:07
Trump tariff chaos being used as ‘cover’ to erode worker rights in Ireland, unions claimIctu leader says Government action plan is ‘ruse’ to justify reneging on previous commitmentsWed Apr 16 2025 - 19:25
Half of firms surveyed for sick-pay report offered better terms than those required by lawMost did not report significant impact of legislation, but construction, hospitality and retail sectors felt effectsTue Apr 15 2025 - 17:50
Q&A: What is pension auto-enrolment and what does the latest delay mean?Move represents another kicking down the road of measure necessary to address a looming pension crisisTue Apr 15 2025 - 11:40
Ireland to explore new markets in Asia and Canada as part of urgent response to US tariffsCabinet will be asked to agree to faster ratification of controversial Ceta deal with Canada and a new competitiveness plan that will have implications for employee conditionsTue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Q&A: How will the Government’s new plan to support businesses affect workers?Proposals to help companies deal with potential economic shocks from Trump’s trade war will delay the introduction of the living wage Tue Apr 15 2025 - 06:00
Public consultation on collective bargaining promotion plan launchedEU envisages 80% coverage for member statesMon Apr 14 2025 - 17:58
Chartered accountants confident about adoption of AI in their work, survey findsMost see jobs changing within next five yearsMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:00
Public transport projects to be boosted by additional work permits Overall number of permits granted to non-EU workers remains steady at just under 10,000 Fri Apr 11 2025 - 16:14
Parental leave can be ‘career suicide’ for male employees, conference toldDon’t assume all ‘straight white men’ benefit from current work practices, employers’ conference toldFri Apr 11 2025 - 06:05
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
