Divisions remain in partnership talksMAJOR DIVISIONS remain between employers and unions over pay and employment rights following the resumption of talks yesterday…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Planned disability services looked at in HSE costs reviewTHE MINISTER of State at the Department of Health John Moloney has said that the planned roll-out of new disability services …Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Unions rule out pay freezes at wage talksTrade union leaders have ruled out pay freezes as part of a new social partnership agreement and have also signalled that any…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Parties to discuss forming new social partnershipEMPLOYERS, UNIONS and the Government will today resume talks on a new social partnership deal after a week of public arguments…Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00
Electricians vote on industrial actionSOME 10,000 electricians are to ballot on industrial action in a row over the payment of a 5 per cent or €1Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
Siptu claims downturn due to fall in value of earningsTHE COUNTRY'S largest trade union has said the economic downturn can be attributed more to the inability of workers to pay for…Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
Ictu rules out public sector pay pausePARTNERSHIP TALKS: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions says it will not entertain the idea of a pay pause in the public sector…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Cowen says spending to focus on areas that 'contribute most to our capacity'GOVERNMENT SPENDING: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Government plans to prioritise areas of spending "which contribute most…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Ibec wants pay pause for public sector employeesPAY TALKS: EMPLOYERS' GROUP Ibec has called for the introduction of a pay pause for employees in the public service.Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland customers may be hit by 24-hour stoppage next monthSTRIKE THREAT: BANK OF Ireland customers are facing possible disruption to services next month as a result of industrial action…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Cowen stresses need for 'careful' spendingThe Taoiseach Brian Cowen said it may be relatively painful to have to apply cutbacks in public spending across a range of desirable…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Shorter week claim rejectedMOVES BY about 28,000 healthcare workers to seek a shorter working week similar to that secured by nurses have been rejected …Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
B of I staff to hold one-day strike in JulyAround 6,000 employees at Bank of Ireland are to hold a 24-hour strike next month in a row over the implementation of a stock…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Work permits proposed for non-EEA studentsSTUDENTS FROM outside the European Economic Area (EEA) will only be able to work for one employer at a time for up to 20 hours…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Plan to create more full-time health jobs supportedTHE NATIONAL Implementation Body (NIB) has backed proposals to allow health service managers to use money currently spent on …Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Shake-up will see Rail Safety Commission move to LouthTHE RAIL Safety Commission is to be moved to Drogheda, Co Louth, instead of Ballinasloe, Co Galway, as part of changes to elements…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Many AE patients wait over 12 hoursMORE THAN 40 per cent of all patients in hospital accident and emergency departments who required admission had to wait longer…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Civil servants to escalate their industrial actionABOUT 2,500 civil servants in the Department of Social and Family Affairs are to escalate a campaign of industrial action from…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Hauliers threaten blockades over rising fuel pricesROAD HAULIERS are considering mounting blockades in protest at the rising cost of fuel, which they say is set to drive many of…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
HSE planning new measures to save €193mTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is planning to introduce additional cost-containment measures aimed at generating savings …Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Travel disruption likely as airport workers plan actionTENS OF thousands of passengers intending to travel through Dublin airport next month face the prospect of serious disruption…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
HSE to cut 100 more jobs - ImpactThe trade union Impact has said that 100 additional posts in the health sector are to go as part of further cuts to be introduced…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Siptu threatens action at Dublin airport over pensionsTens of thousands of passengers intending to travel through Dublin Airport next month face the prospect of serious disruption…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
HSE threatens suspensions if Impact dispute escalatesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has warned that staff taking part in a planned escalation of industrial action from next week…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
B of I staff to ballot on industrial actionSTAFF AT Bank of Ireland are expected to ballot on possible industrial action in a row over the level of stock to be awarded …Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
No side's belief that workers could get better deal 'naive'WORKERS RIGHTS: Labour MEP Prionnsias De Rossa has said it is "entirely politically naive" to argue that a better deal could…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
No better deal for workers - de RossaLabour Party MEP Proinsias de Rossa has said that it is entirely politically naïve to argue that a better deal could be secured…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Dispute at SR Technics over work reforms resolvedTHE DISPUTE over work practice reforms at the aircraft maintenance company SR Technics, which had threatened the future of the…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
SR Technics staff set to consider Siptu proposal on work reformsTHE TRADE union Siptu is to put new proposals today to about 20 aircraft handlers at the SR Technics aircraft maintenance plant…Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Cowen rejects Siptu demand on bargaining rightsUNI0N STANCE: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has refused to concede to Siptu's demand for automatic collective bargaining rights for …Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Aircraft service jobs at risk as handlers reject termsTHE FUTURE of the SR Technics aircraft maintenance plant at Dublin airport, which employs nearly 1,500 staff, is uncertain this…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Social partners hold first discussions on pay risesEMPLOYERS, UNIONS and the Government began their first discussions on pay increases to apply under any new social partnership…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Dublin airport staff vote for industrial action over pensionsSTAFF AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action as part of a campaign for improved…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Future of SR Technics uncertain after union voteThe future of aircraft maintenance company SR Technics is uncertain this evening after a small group of workers at the firm voted…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Cowen says 'very significant' capital investment to continueTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said the Government would continue with a “very significant” capital investment programme as part of the…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Siptu fails to back Lisbon without union legislationThe country’s largest trade union Siptu has said it will not support the Lisbon Treaty unless the Government gives a commitment…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Senior civil servants should take more risks, says CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said that senior public servants should be given greater autonomy to take managed risks and to experiment…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Most nurses still awaiting approval for shorter hoursIT NOW appears highly unlikely that agreements will be in place to allow for a shorter working week for the majority of the country…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Train drivers to consider proposals to end disputeTHE IARNRÓD Éireann drivers’ dispute, which caused major disruption to rail services over the past week, could come to an end…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann expects further disruption todayIARNRÓD ÉIREANN last night said it expected that there would be significant disruption again today to rail services in the south…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Government against mandatory recognition for trade unionsTHE GOVERNMENT has signalled, in a paper presented at the national pay talks, that it is to oppose the introduction of new legislation…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Deal set to close on primary care unitsTHE FIRST set of agreements for the development of new-style primary care centres to be produced by the private sector for the…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
'Dangerous' Bill may criminalise employersTHE GOVERNMENT'S new Employment Law Compliance Bill is an "appalling and dangerous" piece of legislation, a conference on employment…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Cork train drivers say they will return to work todayTRAIN DRIVERS in Cork who have been involved in unofficial industrial action since Thursday have said they will return to work…Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00
Iarnród Éireann warns of weekend disruptionIarnród Éireann has warned that several thousand train passengers face "significant" disruption again tomorrow as a result of…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Labour reform plan calls for HSE job cutsTHE LABOUR Party has called for the introduction of a redundancy scheme for senior health service managers, the restoration of…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Nurses to seek pay increase of €6,000TRADE UNIONS are today expected to take a pay claim for about 30,000 nurses back to the Labour Court.Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
SR Technics tells unions that work practices must changeTHE AIRCRAFT maintenance firm SR Technics has told trade unions it is seeking reforms of working arrangements, as well as cost…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Ictu to urge 600,000 union members to vote YesTRADE UNIONS: THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has backed the Lisbon Treaty and will recommend to the 600,000 members of affiliated…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Ictu votes to support Lisbon Treaty Yes voteThe executive council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has voted to support a Yes vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum.Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
