Minister seeks end to union funds for partiesPAYMENTS MADE by trade unions to political parties should be covered by a proposed ban on corporate donations to be introduced…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Siptu 'damaged' by bank account controversyTHE COUNTRY’S largest trade union, Siptu, suffered “significant reputational damage” as a result of perceived association with…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Beaumont hospital paid €100,000 for nurses to work in New YorkFUNDING: BEAUMONT HOSPITAL in Dublin paid Siptu €100,000 to arrange a two-week secondment for nurses in New York.Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Merrigan defends merit of study visitsSENIOR CIVIL and public servants were invited on overseas trips to persuade them of the merits of upskilling and career progression…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Training scheme's irregularities centre on account funded by variety of sourcesANALYSIS: Department of Health grant was not the only money that flowed into the controversial fundSat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Siptu leaders criticised over 'slush fund'An internal report carried out by Siptu has criticised two senior union figures over the administration of a controversial bank…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Howlin plans public spending reviewMINSTER FOR Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said he will bring plans to Cabinet within the next couple of weeks…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
What the report says: Part II, Volume 1What was contemplated and attempted on the part of Mr Lowry and Mr Dunne was profoundly corrupt, to a degree that was nothing…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Public sector staff may face annual leave changesTHE GOVERNMENT is to look at introducing standardised arrangements for annual leave for staff across the wider public service…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
A wake-up call to tackle varying work conditions across public serviceTHE RULING by the Civil Service Arbitration Board undoubtedly represents a victory for the trade unions representing staff in…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
'Privilege day' abolition rejectedControversial proposals put forward by the Department of Finance to abolish privilege days - or additional leave given to staff…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Ruling will affect catering sector and beyondANALYSIS: THE HIGH Court challenge to the system of joint labour committees and employment regulation orders for setting minimum…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Passport Office needs staff, says reviewTHE PASSPORT Office needs additional full-time and temporary staff to meet an increasing demand, a review of the service has …Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Unions tell agency nurses not to work for lower payTHE HEALTH Service Executive has warned that elective surgery may be postponed in some hospitals as a result of a possible shortage…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Ibec accuses Government of prejudicing wage-rules reviewEMPLOYERS’ GROUP Ibec has said the programme for government has prejudiced the outcome of an independent review of wage-setting…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Dispute puts 'pressure' on hospitalsThe Health Service Executive has said that 50 agency nurses did not present for work today under new contracts which offer lower…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Cover for consultants faces 'extensive review'A NEW review of measures introduced by the State to offset some of the cost of claims against hospital consultants in private…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
HSE prepares for action by nursesTHE HEALTH Service Executive has said it will put in place contingency arrangements in the event of disruption to services provided…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Nurses' dispute hits servicesCavan General Hospital has cancelled some elective or non-urgent admissions due to a possible shortage of nurses supplied by …Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Mulvey calls for reform of labour relationsTHE HEAD of the Labour Relations Commission has proposed that several State agencies dealing with employment rights and dispute…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Fast-food group brings constitutional challengeTHE HIGH Court is due to hear a constitutional challenge this week to the way terms and conditions are set down for thousands…Mon Mar 14 2011 - 00:00
Reduced pay for agency nurses may hit servicesNURSING UNIONS have warned there may be a severe curtailment of some health services from Monday as a result of a shortage of…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Ireland defends case over non-regulation of VHIA JUDGMENT is expected within the next three to six months in infringement proceedings taken by the European Commission against…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Incentives may be needed to cut jobs, conference toldTHE GOVERNMENT may need to put in place some incentivisation scheme as well as relying on natural wastage to secure the cut in…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Irish wages too high to justify pay rises, Ibec saysCOMPANIES SHOULD not entertain claims for pay increases from staff this year, the employers’ group Ibec has recommended.Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Ibec warns on public sector cutsEmployers’ group Ibec has said the Government will have to introduce compulsory redundancies if it is to achieve its target of…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Carpetright to close seven of its 25 outlets in RepublicThe carpet retailing chain Carpetright is to close seven of its 25 outlets in the RepublicWed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Hotel told to reinstate staff on old pay ratesTHE LABOUR Court has found five housekeeping staff at the Davenport Hotel in Dublin who have been at the centre of a dispute …Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
School secretaries to take industrial action over pay cutsSCHOOL SECRETARIES have voted in favour of industrial action in protest at pay cuts.Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus agrees €29.5m tax settlementAER LINGUS has reached a settlement of €29Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Article on talks not accurate, says unionSTATEMENT: THE TRADE union Siptu last night withdrew an article in its online newsletter stating that the talks between Fine…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
School secretaries vote to strikeSchool secretaries have voted in favour of industrial action in protest at pay cuts introduced by the Government.Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Labour Court hears Davenport caseA Labour Court hearing aimed at resolving the dispute over pay cuts at the Davenport Hotel in Dublin is under way.Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Reilly through on first count in Dublin NorthFine Gael deputy leader Dr James Reilly has been elected in Dublin North on the first count.Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Top public sector staff escape 10% pay cutsNEW ENTRANTS appointed to senior positions in the public service will not have the 10 per cent pay reduction announced by the…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus investigating 'leave and return' dealAER LINGUS has commissioned a review into how a controversial restructuring programme in 2008, under which more than 700 staff…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Trade unions weakened by recession, research findsTRADE UNIONS have not been able to exert much leverage on the favoured strategies of management in companies responding to the…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Consultant told to pay €100,000A HOSPITAL consultant has been told to pay a “financial penalty” of more than €100,000 for treating too many private patients…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Agency nurses face 'huge' pay cuts in HSE planSOME AGENCY nurses could face pay cuts of as much as 70 per cent under new contracts being introduced by the Health Service Executive…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Therapist posts not filled due to funds shortageTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has not been able to fill all of the additional children and family services posts set out…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Union dismissive as FF outlines student nurse pay review planHEALTH: FIANNA FÁIL has said the overall nursing budget will have to be reduced even if some form of payment is to be retained…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
HSE agency staff pay to be cut 15%, say unionsNURSES, THERAPISTS and non-consultant hospital doctors who are working for agencies providing services to the HSE could face …Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Pickets on Dublin hotel over new minimum wageTHE TRADE union Siptu has placed pickets on the Davenport Hotel in Dublin in what is believed to be the first dispute over the…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Up to 3,000 nurses protest at cut to student payNURSING UNIONS have urged their members to punish politicians in the general election who do not pledge to reverse pay cuts for…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Agreement to prevent HSE staff from double-jobbingHSE STAFF or employees of bodies funded by the HSE are to be banned from “double-jobbing” for agencies that supply personnel …Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Siptu warning on single party governmentUNIONS: THE ELECTION of a single-party Fine Gael government would be “a recipe for disaster”, the head of the country’s largest…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
Student nurses protest in DublinOver 3,000 student nurses and midwifes have taken part in a rally at the Department of Health in Dublin today in protest at Government…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
Siptu warns against FG governmentThe election of single-party Fine Gael government would be a recipe for disaster, the head of the country’s largest trade union…Tue Feb 15 2011 - 00:00
Student nurses pay cut plan to be reviewedTHE GOVERNMENT has rowed back on plans to require student nurses and midwives to work in hospitals without pay during their mandatory…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
'Virtual airline' sells seats for flights run by other carriersMANX2 AIRLINE: THE MANX2 airline involved in yesterday’s crash at Cork Airport is a “virtual airline” in that it does not operate…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
