Ictu to consider call for widespread stoppages in protest at State cutbacksTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions will today consider proposals for it to organise widespread work stoppages as part of a campaign…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Plans to cut number of top Civil Service jobsTHE GOVERNMENT is seeking to reduce the number of personnel in management grades in the Civil Service and to give their traditional…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus cancels 14 flightsAer Lingus cancelled 14 flights today as a result of the current dispute with cabin crew over the introduction of controversial…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus expects to cancel 12 flights todayAER LINGUS expects that about 12 of its scheduled flights may be cancelled today due to the continuing dispute with cabin crew…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to start disciplining crews todayAER LINGUS is to begin a disciplinary process today against cabin crew who have refused to operate new rosters introduced unilaterally…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus cancels more flightsAer Lingus has said it expects 10 or 12 flights will be cancelled daily over the coming few days as part of the current dispute…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus operating full serviceAer Lingus is operating a normal flight schedule today despite the continuing dispute with cabin crew over rosters.Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pledges a full serviceAer Lingus has forecast that it will operate a normal flight scheduled tomorrow despite the continuing dispute with cabin crew…Sun Jan 23 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to run full serviceAer Lingus has warned that cabin crew who refuse to operate controversial new rosters could be sacked.Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus staff told they face being sackedAER LINGUS has warned that cabin crew who refuse to operate controversial new rosters could be sacked.Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Dispute centres on rosters with more flying hoursANALYSIS : Aer Lingus wants cabin crew to work longer hours – but agreeing this has proved difficultFri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus threatens sackingsAer Lingus has warned that cabin crew who refuse to operate controversial new rosters could be sacked.Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus hires Ryanair aircraft to fly full scheduleAER LINGUS has hired aircraft from Ryanair and other airlines in an effort to operate a full flight schedule today as its dispute…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Harney and VHI at odds over report on claimsOUTGOING MINISTER for Health Mary Harney and State-owned health insurer VHI were at odds last night over the main recommendations…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
HSE asked to pull O'Sullivan reportTHE RETIRED former general manager of the controversial Skill programme in the health service has called on the Health Service…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Insurer to look at public hospital coverTHE VHI could in future decline to pay for subscribers to be treated in some public hospitals around the country.Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus cancels 34 flightsAer Lingus cancelled 34 flights tomorrow disrupting an estimated 2,600 passengers, in an escalation of the dispute over cabin…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus set to cancel 10 flights today in rostering rowAER LINGUS is set to cancel at least 10 flights today as a result of the current row involving cabin crew over the implementation…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Action hits Aer Lingus flightsAer Lingus has this afternoon announced a number of flight cancellations and changes amid an escalating row with cabin crew over…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Hospital trial run for Coast Guard helicoptersCOAST GUARD helicopters may be deployed to transport critically ill patients to hospitals as part of a new trial planned for …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus cabin crew may be taken off payroll todayCABIN CREW at Aer Lingus who have refused to operate controversial new rosters could be removed from the payroll from as early…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
HSE to review clerical and nursing staffing levelsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to review employment levels for clerical/administrative staff as well as nurses and put…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Dispute hits Aer Lingus servicesAer Lingus has cancelled a flight this afternoon from Dublin to Boston and a later service from Boston to Dublin after cabin …Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus row may cause flight disruptionA ROW over rosters for cabin crew could lead to disruption of Aer Lingus flight services from next week.Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Aer Lingus staff face suspensionAer Lingus has warned cabin crew that they face being suspended from next week if they do not implement controversial new rosters…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
More cuts on cards if Croke Park savings fall shortTHE GOVERNMENT has given its first indication that there will be further curbs on job numbers in the public service if savings…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Almost 2,000 staff opt to leave under HSE schemesJUST UNDER 2,000 staff have left the health service under the terms of the Government’s voluntary redundancy and early retirement…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Insurance giants running for coverWith the Government hanging by a thread, the only certainty is that of change in the near futureTue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Health insurance changes due in 2013LEGISLATION PROVIDING for the introduction of a new risk-equalisation scheme in the health insurance market will not come into…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Less than half of population has private health insuranceTHE NUMBER of people covered by private health insurance has fallen below 50 per cent for the first time in many years, new official…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Technical error to see thousands of HSE staff paid lateTHOUSANDS OF health service staff have had their fortnightly salary payments delayed for a day due to a technical error.Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Public service recruits face cuts to allowancesNEW STAFF recruited to the public service from January face significant cuts in allowances, in addition to the 10 per cent cut…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Significant rise in the number of swine flu cases in recent weeksAS EXPERTS in the UK warned yesterday the swine flu virus could be around for years, there has been a significant spike in the…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Government to increase levy on private health insurersTHE GOVERNMENT has significantly increased the annual levy imposed on health insurance companies for everyone covered by private…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Students entering nursing will not be paid for work on wardsSTUDENT NURSES are to be required to work on hospital wards without pay under the latest cutback in health spending.Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Salaries top €200,000 for 16 staff at treasurySIXTEEN EMPLOYEES of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) are being paid more than €200,000 per year.Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Siptu tells inquiry of further €300,000 paid into Skill fundADDITIONAL PAYMENTS of about €300,000 into the bank account at the centre of the Skill training fund controversy have now been…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Senior officials 'have done the State a disservice'THE CHAIRMAN of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has said that senior civil and public servants involved in the controversies…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Department defends Skill tripsThe secretary general at the Department of Health has said it was inappropriate for civil servants to travel on foreign trips…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Unions oppose scrapping of privilege daysMOST UNIONS representing staff in the Civil Service are to oppose moves by the Government to abolish privilege days traditionally…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
HSE officials 'would have been aware of policy'SENIOR HEALTH service officials who sanctioned controversial payments to the trade union Siptu would have been aware of the Government…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Private practice faces curbsTHE HSE has introduced new regulations – including potential restrictions on private practice – for dealing with hospital consultants…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Training of low-paid staff in health service to cost €120mIT WILL cost at least a further €120 million to finish further training for low-paid staff in the health service under the controversial…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Civil Service takes on over 500 staff as exemptions to banOVER 500 new staff have been permitted to be taken on in the Civil Service as exemptions to the Government’s moratorium on recruitment…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Former Ibec chief criticises 'serious failure' of managementAN EXTERNAL consultancy report has found that foreign trips undertaken by HSE staff as part of the controversial Skill programme…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Irregularities found by audit of HSE partner bodyAN INTERNAL HSE audit has uncovered serious irregularities in a partnership body for the health service which received more than…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Unions prioritise opposition to €1 cutMINIMUM WAGE: THE TRADE union movement is to advise its 600,000 members on how their local TDs vote on the Government’s plan…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Sharp fall in numbers opting to leave HSEFEWER THAN 3,000 staff in the Health Service Executive (HSE) are now expected to leave the service under the Government’s voluntary…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Pension and job cuts to help reduce 2011 bill by €309mPUBLIC SERVICE: THE GOVERNMENT is seeking to generate savings of €309 million on the public service pay and pensions bill for…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Public service pay bill targetedThe Government is seeking to generate savings of €309 million on the public service pay and pensions bill for next year.Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
