Social partnership back on agenda for Coalition and unionsANALYSIS : WHEN TAOISEACH Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore address the conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Firms should not entertain pay rises for staff, says IbecPAY FREEZES will remain the norm in Irish businesses for another year at least with some firms planning further cuts in remuneration…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Moriarty tribunal sets costs deadlineTHE MORIARTY tribunal has asked third parties who gave evidence before it in recent years to submit applications for costs before…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Enterprise Ireland firms enjoy exports riseCOMPANIES SUPPORTED by Enterprise Ireland have achieved record growth in export sales over the past year, but direct employment…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Changes to proposal for wages, says BrutonMINISTER FOR Enterprise and Jobs Richard Bruton has said he has “modified and developed” some of his controversial proposals …Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Cabinet yet to decide on Bruton proposalsTHE CABINET yesterday made no final decision on proposals by the Minister for Enterprise and Jobs Richard Bruton to reform wage…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Civil Service chiefs told to cut costsGovernment departments have been told to consider bold and even unpalatable measures such as rationalising grants and subsidies…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Civil Service chiefs told to produce radical plans to cut costsGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS have been told to consider bold and even unpalatable measures such as rationalising grants and subsidies…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Official to be demoted over Siptu levy accountA SENIOR Siptu official who controlled a controversial bank account which was used in part to pay for overseas trips for public…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Pensions of top public sector staff protectedTHE PENSIONS of senior staff in the public sector who take the new voluntary 15 per cent pay cut sought by the Government will…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
'Difficult' meeting on student nurses' payTHE DEPARTMENT of Health has said any change to plans to cut pay for student nurses and midwives would have to be made up by …Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Siptu official to be demotedA senior official at the trade union Siptu who controlled a controversial bank account at the heart of the Skill training fund…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Judges' pay to be cut by 31% under Government proposalsSERVING SENIOR judges face pay cuts of nearly one-third if the Government’s planned referendum on judicial remuneration is passed…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Top civil servants accept pay cuts, says HowlinTHE GOVERNMENT has said all top-level staff in the Civil Service who are currently earning more than €200,000 have agreed to …Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
HSE warns consultants to pay up or face patient restrictionsOVER 70 hospital consultants around the country face having their rights to treat private patients removed from mid-September…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Kenny sees social partner policy roleWHILE THE era of social partnership may have ended, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said trade unions, employers and other groups should…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Public staff will not recoup cuts in payTHE GOVERNMENT appears to have ruled out the prospect of staff in the public service receiving money back from the savings generated…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Student nurses to vote on cutsSTUDENT NURSES are expected to ballot for industrial action in protest against plans to cut their pay during their mandatory …Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Union to seek cash for Croke Park deal savingsTHE UNION representing lower-paid civil servants has said it wants the issue of reimbursing public service staff for pay cuts…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Review of Croke Park deal to report progressTHE FIRST review of the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform is expected to say that solid and measurable progress…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Membership of unions down 20,000THE NUMBER of members of trade unions has fallen by about 20,000 over the past year.Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
State backs special payments for BoI contractorsTHE GOVERNMENT has given approval to Bank of Ireland to pay almost €320,000 in special payments to professional staff working…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Maternity services targeted in health cuts planHEALTH SERVICE managers in Dublin and the North East have proposed introducing a waiting list for services for pregnant women…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Coalition to consider extending FOI to cover NamaTHE GOVERNMENT is to consider extending the Freedom of Information Act to cover the National Asset Management Agency (Nama)Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Health policy to focus on prevention more than cureA NEW public health policy emphasising prevention of illnesses rather than providing more treatments is to be developed by the…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Bruton confident of quick reform on pay ratesMINISTER FOR Enterprise and Jobs Richard Bruton has said he is confident there will be “quick reform” introduced to the system…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
€289m saved under Croke Park dealSAVINGS OF just under €55 million have been generated in the Civil Service and the non-commercial State agency sector under the…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Minister to bring proposals on senior level payTHE GOVERNMENT’S review of top-level pay in the public service and in commercial and non-commercial State companies will encompass…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus offers to 'buy back' leave daysAER LINGUS is to “buy back” leave days from pilots over the summer in an effort to ease pressures on its staff roster arrangements…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus running full scheduleAer Lingus said it intends to operate a full schedule from all its bases from today after planned strike action by pilots was…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Consultants' failure to sign off on claims is costing HSE €76 millionTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has not been able to recoup more than €770,000 due from health insurance companies in respect…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Threat of industrial action at Aer Lingus stood downThe threat of industrial action by pilots at Aer Lingus has been stood down until July 1st following all night talks at the Labour…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus talks continue as threat of disruption remainsTHE PROSPECT of disruption for tens of thousands of Aer Lingus passengers from tomorrow remained last night as talks aimed at…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Reform of wages structure will create jobs, says BrutonMINSTER FOR Enterprise and Jobs Richard Bruton has said his controversial proposals for reform of wage-setting mechanisms would…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus management and pilots set to resume talksAer Lingus management and representatives of pilots at the airline are resuming talks at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC…Sun Jun 05 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus says flights outlook uncertainAER LINGUS has said it cannot be certain it will be able to operate its flight schedule from Tuesday and has offered passengers…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Travel disruption looms as Aer Lingus talks break downUp to 30,000 Aer Lingus passengers scheduled to travel on Tuesday face the prospect of serious disruption following the collapse…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Croke Park review sees savings of €300m on pay costsTHE FIRST official review of the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform is understood to have found that it has…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus dispute talks continueTalks at the Labour Relations Commission aimed at averting a shutdown of Aer Lingus services from Tuesday due to an industrial…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Bruton to keep to schedule for reform of wage mechanismsMINISTER FOR Enterprise Richard Bruton is to keep to his existing timetable for dealing with reforms to wage-setting mechanisms…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
LRC talks to avert action by Aer Lingus pilots resume todayTALKS AT the Labour Relations Commission aimed at averting a shutdown of Aer Lingus services from Tuesday due to an industrial…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus talks to resume tomorrowTalks at the Labour Relations Commission aimed at averting a potential shutdown of Aer Lingus services from next Tuesday due …Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Siptu to picket Co Meath hotel over payThe trade union Siptu is to stage a picket at a hotel in Co Meath over the weekend in a dispute over pay cuts introduced unilaterally…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus dispute to go to LRCManagement and pilots at Aer Lingus are to attend talks at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) in a bid to avert industrial…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Minister urged to go further in wage reformsEMPLOYERS LAST night urged Minister for Enterprise and Jobs Richard Bruton to go further in his controversial plans for reforming…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
'Exorbitant' fee for social workersTHE TRADE union Impact has advised currently qualified social workers not to sign up to the new statutory social workers’ register…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus pilots warn of dispute over rostersMANAGEMENT AND pilots at Aer Lingus are to attend talks at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) in a bid to avert industrial…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Pharmacies survive the cutsTHE DEPARTMENT of Health has claimed that the number of community or retail pharmacies providing services to GMS patients has…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
