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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New front-line trade union formedHundreds of firefighters and ambulance paramedics have joined with psychiatric nurses to form a new trade union representing …Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Union vows to oppose privilege day reformsONE OF the main Civil Service trade unions has said it will oppose any move by the Government under the Croke Park agreement …Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Union proposes national strike over economic planTHE UNITE trade union has proposed a national strike to force the Government to change its economic strategy.Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Offers to Civil Service on privilege daysLOWER-PAID civil servants are expected to be offered an additional two days of annual leave in return for the loss of privilege…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Croke Park deal must deliver by AugustREFORM: THE GOVERNMENT has set a deadline of next September for the Croke Park agreement on public service reform to begin delivering…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Unite calls for national strikeThe Unite trade union has proposed a general strike in opposition to the Government’s economic programme and in support of an…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Union says postal Bill threatens 10,000 jobsUP TO 10,000 jobs at An Post are under threat as a result of new legislation allowing for liberalisation of the postal market…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Senior HSE staff to be rehired, says unionRETIREMENTS: A SUBSTANTIAL number of senior HSE managers who are leaving under the Government’s early retirement and voluntary…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Move to widen 'inability to pay' clauseMINIMUM WAGE: THE GOVERNMENT is to allow employers seek an exemption from paying the national minimum wage on more than one …Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
HSE puts cost of training doctor to be GP at almost €300,000IT COSTS nearly €300,000 to train a doctor to be a general practitioner, new figures released by the Health Service Executive…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Agreement on public service pay and reform to remainCROKE PARK DEAL: THE NEW EU-IMF programme for Ireland confirms that the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pilots work to rule for 'fair and humane' rostersPILOTS AT Aer Lingus are to undertake a work to rule from today in a row with the airline over rosters.Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pilots to go on work-to-rulePilots at Aer Lingus are to undertake a work-to-rule from tomorrow in a row with the airline over rosters.Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Recruits to public service to receive 10% less in payTHE GOVERNMENT is to introduce an immediate 10 per cent reduction in the pay of all new entrants to the public service.Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Ictu says 'no mandate' for planThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said it is abundantly clear that the Government doesn’t have a mandate to sign off on …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Union says plan is savage, regressive and will cause deep recessionREACTION: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has described the Government’s four-year plan as “savage and regressive”Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Pay of new public servants to be cutThe Government is to introduce an immediate 10 per cent reduction in the pay of all new entrants to the public service.Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Reform and pay deal to be reviewed each yearCROKE PARK AGREEMENT: THE CROKE Park agreement on public service pay and reform is to be reviewed annually, the Department of…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
About 3,000 workers apply to leave HSEABOUT 3,000 staff in the Health Service Executive had applied to leave the organisation under the Government’s early retirement…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Mater and St Vincent's hospitals to be merged, says HarneyPLANS ARE under way to merge two of the main acute hospitals in Dublin, the Mater and St Vincent’s University HospitalSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Union leader to warn of serious 'civil unrest'A PROMINENT trade union leader is to warn today that the country is on the brink of “significant civil unrest”.Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Scale of hospital merger unprecedentedANALYSIS : The move to forge closer links between the two facilities began some time agoSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Deadline for HSE staff schemesAbout 3,000 staff in the Health Service Executive (HSE) have submitted applications to leave the organisation so farFri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Hospital chief resigned over differences with MinisterTHE FORMER chairman of the new national paediatric hospital has said that he stepped down because he could not agree with Minister…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
