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
Tens of thousands of health staff appointed since 2008 can have rosters changed, says HSE chief HSE seeking more personnel to work over an extended day running from 8am-8pm, but unions warn against unilateral changes to working arrangementsWed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37
Number of full-time jobs at firms supported by State agencies exceeds 500,000 for first time The figure increased by 1.4% or 6,800 on 2023, according to latest Government statisticsTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Majority support free access to childcare, research findsPoll finds support for funding early-years educationMon Feb 17 2025 - 19:41
Lack of affordable accommodation hampering construction of new housing, survey suggestsShortages are driving increases in pay while employers are also having to offer other benefits to attract staffMon Feb 17 2025 - 12:53
South Dublin soccer club blaming council policy shift for sidelining 20-year clubhouse campaign Sallynoggin Pearse says they are victims of a change in council policy away from granting clubs long-term leases Wed Feb 05 2025 - 06:00
Glen Dimplex workers in Dunleer told 70 manufacturing jobs to goIrish company to concentrate manufacturing at Newry plantThu Jan 30 2025 - 14:07
No applicants for teaching jobs at 75% of schools with recent vacancies, survey finds Maths, Irish and French teachers the hardest to recruit, with 20% of schools dropping subjects due to lack of qualified staffThu Jan 30 2025 - 00:01
Firefighters seek meeting with Minister on pension reviewMembers of Dublin Fire Brigade say retirement arrangements leave them facing prospect of surviving on a fraction of their full-time income Tue Jan 28 2025 - 17:41
Tolerance for Ireland’s neutrality may go down as Finland and Sweden joined Nato, Minister toldWarning contained in departmental briefing prepared for incoming Minister for Defence Simon HarrisTue Jan 28 2025 - 11:43
Working through Storm Éowyn: Safety ‘has to prevail’ for business managers and staffNo legal obligation for businesses that stay open to pay staff who feel they cannot attend, but owners should be mindful that loyalty may ‘pay off’, says business groupThu Jan 23 2025 - 12:03
Online payments firm Stripe to cut 300 roles internationallyDublin operation set to see small number of job cutsTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:59
Labour Court rejects appeal by former TUD lecturer in age discrimination caseIssue had arisen because university was bound by HEA regulations, court findsTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:42
Prison service director paid €32,000 less than older colleague loses age discrimination claimClaim was rejected by Labour CourtTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:42
Application of EU work directive to Defence Forces welcomed as ‘watershed moment’Protections around breaks, work hours and annual leave already applicable to most workers in StateTue Jan 21 2025 - 12:28
About 10% of people moving to Ireland in year to April 2024 were seeking international protection, research findsTotal number of 149,200 represents 5 per cent increase on previous year but includes those who would subsequently have moved onTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:00
Number of employers planning to offer remote or hybrid working to attract new staff halves - surveyEmployers’ attitude could prove counterproductive amid shortage of skilled workersTue Jan 21 2025 - 05:00
AI in the office: Trust gap with staff is a big hurdle for companiesIn banking and insurance, 50% of the work that gets done today could actually be executed and completed by technology on its own, Accenture saysFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00
Families hit by monthly fee increases of €400 a month at four Dublin childcare facilitiesIncreases unavoidable say management, but parents respond that no choice but to payThu Jan 16 2025 - 06:00
Unions ‘appalled’ by advocate general recommendation minimum wages directive be annulledEuropean Court of Justice to decide later this year on fate of directive which Ictu views as ‘the most significant and far-reaching’ on workers’ rights in decadesWed Jan 15 2025 - 18:51
Moves by Meta and Amazon to drop diversity programmes in US unlikely to affect IrelandApple, which employs 6,000 here, has asked shareholders to vote against move seen as courting favour with Trump administrationTue Jan 14 2025 - 06:00
Labour and Social Democrats abdicated responsibility by not ‘fighting’ for power, O’Gorman tells Greens conventionRoderic O’Gorman’s comments came as 300 Green Party delegates attended event in DublinSat Jan 11 2025 - 15:26
‘I think our building is next’: Dublin man living in LA returns to apartment thick with ashIrish people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires give their first-hand accounts of panic, shock, devastation ... and hopeSat Jan 11 2025 - 09:38
HSE staffing increase would not prevent industrial action, union official warnsProposed increase of just over 3,500 to staff numbers is intended to cater for new services and so will not address outstanding issues, unions saySat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
Department of Agriculture reveals 8 per cent gender pay gap as difference narrowsThree departments, including Education, reported pay gaps trending in the wrong directionThu Jan 09 2025 - 10:53
‘Employers can be very creative’: exploitation of migrant workers on the riseWRC cases taken on behalf of workers are likely to be ‘the tip of the iceberg’, and even in successful cases, nonpayment of awards is a significant issueWed Jan 08 2025 - 06:00
Number of workplace fatalities falls by a quarter in 2024 Incidents involving vehicles still the most likely cause of death, while six people who died were struck by a heavy or falling object, five died after falling themselves, and five were crushedWed Jan 08 2025 - 00:01
School could return to court to have Enoch Burke sent back to jail after he again defies court order Judge said last month option would be open to Wilson’s Hospital when he released former teacher who has spent over 500 days in jailTue Jan 07 2025 - 06:00
As Ireland’s cold snap continues, what measures are being taken to restore power and water services?Defence Forces drafted in as crews from ESB Networks and Uisce Éireann struggle to reach facilities due to conditionsMon Jan 06 2025 - 20:36
‘I told him I can only work Irish school hours’: Fighting for work-life balance in Ireland’s tech sectorFrederic Meyer’s bosses in a US multinational could not let him set an example, so he leftMon Jan 06 2025 - 06:00
Shop owners who felt ‘betrayed’ by manager attending job interview ordered to pay €13,500 for unfair dismissalAssistant shop manager awarded compensation after she was sacked for gross misconduct for attending job interview on lunch breakFri Jan 03 2025 - 06:00
