Harney seeks plan for elective surgeryTHE MINISTER for Health Mary Harney has told the HSE that she wants it to develop plans for all hospitals to comply with a set…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Ibec withdraws from pay terms of national deal agreed in 2008THE EMPLOYERS’ group Ibec has officially withdrawn from the pay terms of the national agreement reached with the Government and…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Unions consider work to rule and non co-operationTRADE UNIONS are considering a two-stage strategy in their campaign against pay cuts for public service staff introduced in the…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Hospitals face penalties over waiting list mismanagementMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has urged the Health Service Executive (HSE) to put in place a system of financial rewards and…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Industrial action over cuts designed to be disruptive, says nurses' groupTHE IRISH Nurses’ Organisation (INO) has said the planned industrial action in protest at the introduction of pay cuts for public…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
300 jobs set to go at airports in DAA deal with unionsABOUT 300 jobs are to go on a voluntary basis at the Republic’s three main airports, and remaining staff will face pay reductions…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
VHI predicts €80m loss in 2009The country's largest health insurer, the VHI, is set to lose over €80 million this year.Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Some 300 jobs to go at main airportsAround 300 jobs are to go on a voluntary basis at the country’s three main airports and remaining staff will face pay reductions…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Unions protest at pay cutsTrade unions have warned the Government that budget day on December 9th last will go down in history as a "day of infamy" that…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Government warned over 'explosive situation'The leader of the country’s largest public sector union has said that the Government is facing “a potentially explosive situation…Sun Dec 13 2009 - 00:00
Irish judges paid more than British counterpartsHIGH COURT judges in Ireland are paid more than their counterparts in England and Wales, the review body report found.Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Trade unions back various forms of action over pay cutsTHE NATIONAL executive of a number of trade unions yesterday said they would support various forms of industrial action in protest…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Pay no rises to ministers until 2012, says reportTOP LEVEL public servants including ministers should not receive pay increases, including those under any new national wage agreements…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Measures are most right-wing - BeggUNION REACTION: THE GENERAL secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, David Begg, has described the Budget as the most…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Irish public servants 'paid more'Top level public servants should not receive any pay increases including those under any national wage agreements until at least…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
€1bn to be taken off public payThe Government is to introduce tiered pay cuts of between five and eight per cent for most staff in the public service as part…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
CPSU says it opposed plan for unpaid leaveONE OF the main unions in the Civil Service, the CPSU, has told members it opposed the plan to give 12 days unpaid leave to staff…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Talks break down after unpaid leave deal rejectedThe Government has rejected proposals put forward by unions for public sector workers to take 12-days unpaid leave as an alternative…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Ictu proposes new tax on wealthTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has proposed measures which it has said could raise up to €2Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Congress calls for new tax on wealthThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has proposed measures which said there was real scope for raising up to €2Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Deal 'lacks credibility', say employersThe proposed compromise between Government and unions on cutting €1Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pilots seek 4% stake in companyPILOTS AT Aer Lingus have sought a 4 per cent stake in the company in return for agreeing to generate savings of up to €30 million…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Public sector pay talks resumeTrade union leaders and Government officials have resumed talks on proposals for reducing the public sector pay bill next year…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Talks resume on public pay billTalks between Government officials and trade unions on plans to reduce the public sector pay bill by €1Sun Nov 29 2009 - 00:00
Union chiefs expect up to 250,000 workers to strike todayUNION LEADERS expect up to 250,000 civil and public servants will take part in the national public service strike today.Tue Nov 24 2009 - 00:00
Significant disruption of public services expectedTHE PUBLIC service strike tomorrow will significantly disrupt services across a range of areas including health, education, local…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Consultants urged to minimise disruptionThe Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has urged its members to carry out their normal duties as far as possible during…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
250,000 public workers to strikeUnion leaders expect up to 250,000 civil and public servants to take part in the planned national public service strike tomorrow…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Over 16,000 patients face delay over strikeMORE THAN 16,000 people face having their hospital appointments or procedures deferred next week as a result of the planned national…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Public sector strike to limit operation of OireachtasTHE SEANAD will not sit next Tuesday and the operation of the Dáil will be curtailed as a result of the national strike by civil…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus warns of compulsory job cutsAER LINGUS has warned that it may have to introduce additional job losses – some possibly on a compulsory basis – if there is…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
HSE to defer all non-emergency procedures on day of strikeTHE HSE is to defer all non-emergency procedures and re-schedule out-patients appointment planned to take place next Tuesday …Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Leinster House staff planning to join strikeUSHERS, TRANSCRIPTION staff and secretaries at Leinster House are set to take part in the planned national public service strike…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
New report on consultants' patient ratioAS FEW as 20 per cent of consultants in some hospitals have been adhering strictly to the limits set on private practice levels…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
TEEU staff vote for strike actionSome 5,000 craftworkers in local authorities and the health service are the latest group in the public service to back the one…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Unions considering plans for second day of strike actionTrade unions have begun working on plans for a second national strike in the public service to take place before the budget next…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
McLoone warns of more strikesThe chief union negotiator in talks with the Government on its plans to cut the public sector pay bill has warned of possible…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Ictu sees no prospect of averting one-day stoppageThe chairman of the public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said there appears to be “no prospect…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus failure to pay pilot's increment unlawfulA RIGHTS commissioner has found that a decision by Aer Lingus not to pay an increment of over €900 due to a pilot last April …Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Details on public service reform due next weekUNIONS EXPECT that the Government will provide more details next week on its plans for a reconfiguration of public services over…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Government sets out alternative options to public sector pay cutsTHE GOVERNMENT has signalled its willingness to explore a three- to five-year restructuring of the public service involving reducing…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Government, unions continue talksA trade union leader has said that the deal on reducing the public sector pay bill could be reached if the government was prepared…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Cuts over a few years may be consideredTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance is understood to have indicated to trade unions that the Government would consider proposals to reduce…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Public sector strike agreedPublic sector unions have agreed in principle to a nationwide 24-hour strike on Tuesday, November 24th.Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
LRC urges public sector reformThe chief executive of the Labour Relations Commission has said the main challenges facing the public service are to eliminate…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach warns of welfare cutsTaoiseach Brian Cowen and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin have indicated there will be significant reductions…Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Government aims to cut €1.3bn from public sector wage billTHE GOVERNMENT has told trade union leaders that it wants to secure savings of €1Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Impact votes for strike action over pay cutsMembers of the country’s largest public sector union, Impact have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes if the Government…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Ibec calls for State action to support employmentTHE EMPLOYERS’ group Ibec has said it is very concerned at the lack of action on the part of the Government to preserve and create…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Ibec issues jobs crisis warningThe employers’ group Ibec has said it is very concerned at the lack of action on the part of the Government to preserve and …Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
