Government to change rules on insolvent pensionsTHOUSANDS OF retirees are facing the prospect of having their pensions frozen under Government plans aimed at dealing with insolvent…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
Public service union criticises conditions facing those trying to get social welfarePEOPLE WHO have lost their jobs are queuing for nearly two hours outside social welfare offices before they open in the morning…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Public pay and staffing levels must not be cut, say unionsPUBLIC SECTOR trade unions will not accept any new social partnership deal for economic recovery with the Government unless it…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Unions criticise State inaction on jobsTRADE UNIONS are understood to have told the Government that its moves to improve employment protection measures in the recent…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
New PSEU general secretary strongly backs social partnership processThe annual conference of the PSEU has ratified the appointment of Tom Geraghty as general secretary of the union.Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Plan for VHI to advance €50m in cash to HSETHE VHI is set to provide a €50 million cash advance to the Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of measures aimed at allowing…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Unions warn HSE job cuts will undermine partnership talksTRADE UNION leaders have warned that the prospect of thousands of job losses in the health sector under HSE cost-saving proposals…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Unions seek initiatives on pensions and job protectionTRADE UNIONS are expected to seek Government initiatives on pension reform, employment protection and amendments to the controversial…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Aircraft engine staff reject flexibility planTHE FUTURE of aircraft engine maintenance company Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) has again been thrown into doubt…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Health unions warn of strike actionHealth sector unions have said industrial action in the public health service Is inevitable if the Health Service Executive (…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Switch to generic drugs saves €15m, not €200mTHE DEPARTMENT of Health has said the introduction of full substitution of generic drugs for proprietary or brand name products…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Commuters face disruption as Dublin Bus reveals service cutsABOUT 450,000 Dublin Bus customers face the threat of disruption next week after the company announced details of a controversial…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Aircraft firm to respond after proposals rejectedMANAGEMENT AT aircraft engine maintenance company Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) is to meet today to consider its…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Aircraft company warns of closure if staff reject work practice changesTHE AIRCRAFT engine main-tenance company Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) has warned that its plant at Rathcoole, Co…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Siptu leader claims Budget is 'not a basis for social solidarity'SOCIAL PARTNERS: THE BUDGET has been criticised by trade unions, with Siptu leader Jack O’Connor saying it would make it very…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Early retirement offered to public servants over 50PUBLIC SERVICE: CIVIL SERVANTS, health sector staff, local authority personnel and other categories of workers in the public…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Pay review: group to assess top-level salariesThe Government has commissioned a new review of top-level pay in the public sector which will examine whether rates in Ireland…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
LTAI staff rejects work practice plansWorkers at the aircraft engine maintenance company Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland have voted by a substantial majority to…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Dublin Bus management warns against any further concessionsMANAGEMENT AT Dublin Bus has warned trade unions that the industrial relations process over a controversial cost-containment …Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Talks on national recovery deferred until after EasterTALKS BETWEEN the Government, trade unions and employers on an agreement on economic recovery have been deferred until after …Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Lufthansa staff warned on shutdownThe aircraft engine maintenance company Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) has warned that a rejection by staff of proposals…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Draft agreement circulated at social partnership talksThe Government has this evening circulated an outline agreement on a deal for economic recovery to trade unions.Sun Apr 05 2009 - 01:00
Union leader criticises spending review bodyTHE DEPUTY general secretary of the Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) has strongly criticised the Government’s public expenditure…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
CPSU escalation of industrial action may affect State examsA PLANNED escalation of industrial action by lower-paid civil servants could lead to disruption of State exams in the months …Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Unions briefed on economy as recovery talks continueThe first position papers on a draft economic recovery agreement are expected to be exchanged between the social partners tomorrow…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Future of key elements of health reform in doubtTHE FUTURE of key elements of the health sector reform programme is in doubt, following the decision of the board of the Health…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Partnership talks set to go on over weekendSOCIAL PARTNERSHIP talks on a new national recovery agreement are expected to continue over the weekend, but trade unions are…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Labour Court rejects pay cut proposalTHE LABOUR Court has rejected a proposal by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) that the official pay rates for workers…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Ibec urges Government to cut social welfare rates by 3%APRIL BUDGET: EMPLOYERS ARE urging the Government to reduce social welfare rates by 3 per cent in its supplementary budget next…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Directive outlines HSE job constraintsTHE HEALTH Service Executive will have to cut two non-consultant doctor posts in hospitals for every new consultant appointed…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
SR Technics workers protest at Dublin airportOver 200 workers at troubled aviation firm SR Technics blocked the main entrance to Dublin airport this morning as part of a …Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Employer group seeking pay pauseTHE EMPLOYERS’ organisation Ibec is seeking a two-year pay pause and new no-strike provisions as part of a new national agreement…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Labour Court green-lights Dublin Bus fleet cutThe Labour Court has said Dublin Bus can go ahead without delay with plans to take 120 buses from its fleet.Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
No more job cut funds - SR TechnicsTROUBLED AVIATION maintenance firm SR Technics has said it will not be in a position to implement a Labour Court recommendation…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
SR Technics buyout proposal 'could save 900 jobs'UP TO 900 jobs at the troubled aircraft maintenance company SR Technics could be saved if a new management buyout bid, tabled…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Strike at three main airports is called offA STRIKE which had threatened to cause significant disruption at the country’s three main airports on Thursday has been called…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Unions fear curbs could cost 20,000 health sector jobsTRADE UNIONS believe that up to 20,000 posts in the health sector could be left vacant within the next 18 months as a result …Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
RTÉ staff may face pay cuts of a minimum of 5%RTÉ STAFF face cuts in pay of a minimum of 5 per cent under proposals expected to be announced today.Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
LRC gets involved in dispute at airportsTHE LABOUR Relations Commission (LRC) has intervened in the row between Siptu and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) over pay…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Pay rises unlikely before 2011, says IbecEmployers have said that it is "hard to envisage" pay rises for workers before 2011 due to the current economic difficulties.Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Thousands may face disruption at airportsTHOUSANDS OF passengers at the State’s three main airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon could face major disruption next Thursday…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Exceeding 9.5% borrowing limit 'key to new deal'GENERAL SECRETARY of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) David Begg has said the Government’s indication that it is prepared…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Civil servants warn of further action over levyLower-paid civil servants have warned that serious industrial action could be on the cards if the Government does not address…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Airports face closure threat after Siptu strike moveThe three main State airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon are facing potential closure on Thursday next week following a decision…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Unions call off strike action and agree to enter talksTrade unions and business leaders have accepted an invitation from the Taoiseach to take part in talks on a new national agreement…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Unions set to take part in new talks on national agreementTRADE UNION leaders are today expected to accept an invitation from the Taoiseach to take part in talks on a new national agreement…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Union looks at options as vote fails to back strikeTHE CENTRAL executive council of Impact is to meet today to decide the union’s position on the national day of strikes scheduled…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Half of employers 'sticking to pay deal'UP TO 50 per cent of unionised employers in the country have now agreed to pay wage increases agreed under the terms of the national…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Government invites unions back to talks on economyThe Government has invited the unions back to talks on an economic recovery plan, it emerged this afternoonTue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Ictu executive to discuss moves to restart partnership talksTHE EXECUTIVE council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is expected to decide tomorrow on efforts to restart social partnership…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
