Head of Reilly’s special delivery unit to leaveMartin Connor to depart a year earlyThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
CPSU union urges rejection of new pay dealNurses’ union urges members to accept Haddington Road agreementTue May 28 2013 - 00:00
Government may restore some pension cuts for retired public servantsMinister indicates priority to be given to those on low pensionsMon May 27 2013 - 00:00
LRC chief ‘does not understand’ decision of teachers’ unionsKieran Mulvey says ASTI and TUI failure to ballot on Haddington Road pay deal ’strange’ in industrial relations contextSat May 25 2013 - 13:52
ASTI and TUI seek further talks on improving Haddington Road dealGovernment warns teachers will face cuts under legislation if new proposals rejectedSat May 25 2013 - 01:00
Government warns teachers’ pay will be cut if deal is rejectedMinisters ‘confident’ of getting necessary backing for Haddington Road agreementFri May 24 2013 - 17:39
Concessions made to unions in revised Croke Park dealChanges include greater certainty on the restoration of pay levels for higher earners in future and payment of some incrementsFri May 24 2013 - 01:04
Siptu urges members to accept revised Croke Park dealUnion says key concerns have been addressedFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Strike fears grow as teachers reject pay proposalsUnions have mandate to strike if cuts imposed unilaterally by GovernmentFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Aer Lingus not to pay increments to pilotsMove linked to talks on pension deficit and on general pay review for pilotsFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Teaching unions reject revised plan to cut public sector paySiptu and Impact urge members to vote in favour of new ‘Haddington Road’ agreementThu May 23 2013 - 16:59
Significant changes set out in revised Croke Park II accordFull text of proposals due out later this weekWed May 22 2013 - 06:40
Revised proposals more than ‘tweaks’ to rejected dealSavings a crucial issue for GovernmentWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
New proposals for teachers and nurses as marathon pay talks continueHowlin describes last night’s talks between public service management and trade unions as ‘constructive’Tue May 21 2013 - 02:00
Reilly’s special delivery unit costs €2 million a year to runUnit set up to tackle waiting lists and the number of patients on trolleysTue May 21 2013 - 01:00
Government reaches agreement with unions on pay deal in civil serviceTeaching unions vote in favour of strikesMon May 20 2013 - 10:49
Failure to deliver €300m savings would represent climbdown by GovernmentDetails in short supply as Coalition insists it is ‘rigidly sticking’ to €1bn target for savings on 2015 pay and pensions billMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Children with ADHD face losing benefits under HSE reviewIssuing of long-term illness cards may be suspendedMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Pay talks to resume as Government may not achieve targetHayes says Government will stick rigidly to target of €1 billion in savings by 2015Mon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Croke Park savings target ‘may not be achieved’ this yearGovernment aim to cut €300 million from public service pay and pensions bill is still an ambition, Brian Hayes saysSun May 19 2013 - 15:37
ASTI accepts invitation to attend LRC pay talksTUI and INTO have already agreed to re-enter negotiations on Croke Park IISat May 18 2013 - 14:18
Teachers back strike action if pay is cutINTO, TUI to attend new talks after rejection of Croke Park II deal last monthFri May 17 2013 - 14:34
Teachers invited to talks on pay dealExecutives of teaching unions to consider invitation after rejection of Croke Park dealThu May 16 2013 - 22:30
Garda bodies to recommend new pay dealMulvey says 10 unions opposed to Croke Park deal looking at proposals more positivelyWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Siptu to ballot for industrial action at Dublin Bus and Irish RailAction would be in solidarity with staff at Bus EireannTue May 14 2013 - 16:58
Government seeking overall pay deal with public sector unionsHowlin reports significant progress in negotiations on Croke Park II at Labour Relations CommissionTue May 14 2013 - 10:17
Nurses offered deal on premium pay ratesWorking week would increase from 37.5 to 39 hours, with less pay for new nursesTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Howlin warns dissenting unions as pay talks are extended‘Government will take whatever action we need to make savings,’ Minister saysTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Life breathed into Croke Park II but new agreement still a long way offThe revised plan is based on pay cuts for higher earners and incrementsTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
Bus Éireann staff give lie to notion that there is no appetite for strikesAnalysis: Public service unions also warning of potential industrial action if pay is cutMon May 13 2013 - 02:00
Significant progress in talks between Government and unions on pay billAgreement in principle reached with Garda unions aimed at savings of up to €17mMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Bus Éireann dispute set to continue tomorrowUp to 80,000 passengers could be affected as no indication of talks to settle rowSun May 12 2013 - 19:35
Talks continue in effort to secure Croke Park II dealGovernment has set deadline for negotiations to end by tomorrowSun May 12 2013 - 19:11
Croke Park talks resume ahead of Monday’s deadlineGovernment is seeking to reduce the State's pay and pensions bill by €1billion over three yearsSat May 11 2013 - 11:42
Reilly sorry for telling singing nurse to ‘stick to the day job’Minister announces creation of new post of chief nursing officer at Department of HealthFri May 10 2013 - 13:37
Health service unions and management in talks aimed at cutting pay billUnions propose alternative to Croke Park IIFri May 10 2013 - 09:00
Government calls for new talks to avert strike at Bus Eireann from SundayGilmore says viability of company “at risk”Fri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Main focus of health service is budget cuts, not patient safety says INMO presidentWarning that cutbacks can hit patients’ health and chances of survivalFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Nurses ‘prepared for war’ over pay cutsINMO conference passes emergency motion proposing a ballot on industrial actionThu May 09 2013 - 15:41
Nurses expected to back moves for ballot on industrial action if Government cuts payINMO says it will “respond positively” to any talks with Labour Relations CommissionThu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Reilly health reforms “foolhardy”, says Impact trade unionConference hears criticism of Minister over lack of consultation on his change plansWed May 08 2013 - 23:39
Coalition may opt to negotiate with individual unionsSources close to talks indicate Government believes overall deal embracing all public service unions and groups unlikelyWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Labour Relations Commission may seek more time to resolve Croke Park rowBegg warns of potential disastrous drift to conflict between Government and unionsSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Private hospitals lobby over legislationPrivate hospitals’ association to appeal to European Commission over measures it says would limit choiceSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Warning that cancer funding move would put services at riskHSE sought to redirect €7million from cancer funding for 2013Tue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Lack of clarity on why over €4 million in State funds paid to bank account, says C&AG reportPurposes of grants were not precisely specified by those giving the moneyTue Apr 30 2013 - 05:00
Coalition prepared to alter stance on pay pactGovernment considers concessions in pursuit of new public service agreementMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Government gives unions two weeks to agree deal on savingsCoalition looking at a combination of pay cuts, freezing of increments and changes to premium and overtime paymentsSat Apr 27 2013 - 19:12
Public service pay cuts could reduce activity in economy by up to 0.5%, official figures showPromissory note deal will have no impact on public finances this yearFri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
