Aer Lingus to consider viability of cost-cutting planAER LINGUS will today set out whether it considers the new deal it has reached with trade union Siptu to be viableThu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus believes Sitpu deal 'viable'Aer Lingus believes that the deal reached with the trade union Siptu as an alternative to controversial out-sourcing proposals…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Siptu staff at Aer Lingus back dealSIPTU MEMBERS at Aer Lingus have voted overwhelmingly to accept a package of cost-saving measures at the airline which were drawn…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Harney relaxes rule on operation of pharmaciesMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has removed the rule preventing non-Irish qualified pharmacists from owning, operating or managing…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
HSE redundancy scheme to extend to hospitalsTHE PLANNED voluntary redundancy programme for surplus administrative staff in the Health Service Executive (HSE) will be extended…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus redundancy plan backedTHE DEPARTMENT of Enterprise and Employment is understood to have signalled that a controversial scheme proposed at Aer Lingus…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Ictu calls on Government to nationalise Irish-owned banksTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has called on the Government to nationalise the main domestically owned banks.Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Impact reach deal on plan to cut costsIRISH-BASED cabin crew are to continue to operate Aer Lingus transatlantic services under a deal reached between the airline …Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Fás workers to be let go without compensationCUTBACKS: THE TRADE union Siptu has said that 46 Fás instructors and six general staff on temporary contracts are to be let …Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Changes in work practices needed to save €500mTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has told its 110,000 staff that it needs to eliminate between €400 million and €500 million…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Cuts will lead to reduced services - ImpactUNIONS' REACTION: SIGNIFICANT CUTS in staffing levels as part of the Government's public sector reforms would lead to reduced…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Ictu calls on Government to nationalise banksThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has called on the Government to nationalise the main domestically-owned banks.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
CIF decision on pay deal criticised by unionsTRADE UNIONS are to press the Government to exclude building companies which do not meet increases under the national pay deal…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Construction industry rejects deal, seeks pay cutThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has rejected the national pay deal and has sought a 10 per cent pay cut across the…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
CIF to decide on pay dealTHE EXECUTIVE of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is to determine today whether to accept the proposed new national…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
HSE fails to bed down emergency admissionsALMOST 120 people each month have to wait more than a day in AE for admission to hospital - more than twice the maximum target…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
HSE to close 10% of acute beds, claim unionsABOUT TEN per cent of the country's acute hospital beds will be closed next year due to budget cuts, trade unions have claimed…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
HSE plans to cut bed numbers in blueprintTHE HEALTH Service Executive is planning to cut bed numbers, restrict some wards to five-day rather than seven-day operation …Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Siptu and Aer Lingus agree cost-saving planTHE THREAT of industrial action at Aer Lingus from next week has been withdrawn following an agreement on cost savings between…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
'Irish Times' to seek up to 60 voluntary redundanciesTHE IRISH Times is to seek to cut about 50 to 60 jobs as part of a new cost-containment programme announced yesterday.Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Siptu agree framework on cost-cutsIndustrial action that threatened to paralyse Aer Lingus operations from next Monday has been called off after the airline and…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
HSE wants to halve overtime in €350m savings planTHE HEALTH Service Executive has told trade unions that it wants to reduce overtime across all grades by 50 per cent next year…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Siptu in talks on alternatives to outsourcingTALKS AIMED at averting a threatened dispute at Aer Lingus in the run-up to Christmas adjourned last night at the Labour Relations…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Ictu and employers accept pay dealThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) and the employers' body Ibec have accepted the proposed new national pay dealMon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Unions likely to accept proposed national pay dealTHE TRADE union movement is expected to accept the proposed new national pay deal at a special conference today.Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus talks to resume at LRC todayTALKS AIMED at averting a threatened dispute at Aer Lingus in the run-up to Christmas will resume today at the Labour Relations…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Mediator intervenes in dispute at Aer LingusTHE NATIONAL Implementation Body (NIB) has intervened in the dispute at Aer Lingus, which is threatening to cause serious disruption…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Education campaign to intensify, says TUITHE TEACHERS' Union of Ireland (TUI) last night said the campaign against the Government's education cutbacks, announced in the…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Call for law reforms to extend beyond GPsPHARMACISTS AND dentists are expected to press the Government to include them in proposed new reforms of the Competition Act …Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
University teachers vote to back pay dealUniversity teachers have voted in favour of accepting the proposed new national pay deal.Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Progressive Democrats: Party HistoryA look at the history of the Progressive Democrats partyMon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
HSE says level of services to be maintainedTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has told trade unions that the Government wants it to maintain the existing level of services…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Siptu warns of industrial action at Aer LingusTRADE UNION Siptu has said there will be industrial action at Aer Lingus in about a fortnight unless there is a third-party intervention…Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus chief says job cuts plan must go aheadAER LINGUS'S plan to introduce nearly 1,500 job cuts through out-sourcing, voluntary redundancy or early retirement is unstoppable…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Recruitment curb and leave reform proposed at HSETHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has proposed introducing new restrictions on recruitment, reviewing contracts of temporary…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Mediation plan sought to avert strike at Aer LingusTHE TRADE union movement is strongly lobbying the Government to establish a new mediation process in the next few days aimed …Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Some drugs may be struck from medical card schemeMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has signalled that some types of drugs could be removed from the scope of the medical card scheme…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Siptu angry at cutbacks in nurse educationTHE NUMBER of undergraduate nurse training places is to be cut by 16Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
State bodies told to meet costs of any pay increasesTHE GOVERNMENT has told all departments and State bodies that they will have to meet the cost of implementing the proposed new…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Card fee for all over-70s to be put to CabinetTHE CABINET is expected to consider proposals next week for a new fee schedule for GPs to treat all patients over the age of …Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Unions warn on health pay risesUNION LEADERS have said there cannot be different rules for pay increases in the health sector under the proposed new national…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Agencies 'may not exist indefinitely'NO STATE agency will necessarily exist indefinitely in its current form, Minister of State at the Department of Finance Martin…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
HSE told to fund pay rises by work practice reformsMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has told the Health Service Executive (HSE) that funding to meet the cost of pay increases for…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Siptu recommends acceptance of proposed national pay dealThe country’s largest trade union Siptu is to recommend that its members accept the proposed national pay deal in a ballot that…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Lowest earners will not have to pay 1% levyTHE GOVERNMENT has decided that all workers earning less than the minimum wage of €8Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Construction federation defers pay deal decision over 'difficulties'THE CONSTRUCTION industry is to seek meetings with the Government and trade unions to convey its "real difficulties" with provisions…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Government confident it can pay for card backdown, but vague on detailsCOSTS: THE GOVERNMENT has said that it is confident that the €100 million savings originally to be generated by scaling back…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Extended working day for new staff is agreedHEALTH SERVICE trade unions and management have reached a framework agreement for the introduction of an extended working day…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Government could face legal difficulties in negotiations with IMODOCTORS' FEES : THE GOVERNMENT faces potential legal difficulties under competition law in seeking to negotiate with the Irish…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan suggests income levy will be changedINCOME LEVY: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has indicated that the Government may introduce changes to some aspects of the…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
