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
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
DAA police and fire staff vote to take industrial actionSTAFF AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) police and fire service have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a row …Wed May 21 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
Health workers start work-to-ruleSome 28,000 members of the trade union Impact who work in the health sector are beginning a work-to-rule this morning and will…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Health workers to start work-to-rule tomorrowKevin Callinan, Impact's national secretary for health and welfare, during this morning¿s press conference in Buswells Hotel…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Cowen may defer increase in pay for MinistersTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has given a fresh indication that the Government may reconsider the controversial ministerial pay increases…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach muted on poll showing bounce for partyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has given a muted reaction to the latest Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll which shows a boost in support for …Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Union leader predicts tight vote on new pay dealIMPACT CONFERENCE: THE GENERAL secretary of the country's largest public sector trade union has predicted a tight vote from …Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Secretaries in schools suffer from 'blatant inequalities'SCHOOL SECRETARIES are subject to blatant inequalities in the workplace, with the majority earning barely above the minimum wage…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to press ahead with reform planAER LINGUS has said it will unilaterally implement a controversial cost-cutting and work practice reform plan for staff in most…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
HSE wants 1,000 office jobs to go in €30m schemeTHE HEALTH Service Executive has proposed to the Government that 200 senior managerial and 800 lower level clerical and administrative…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Employers criticised on wage restraintsTHE PRESIDENT of the country's largest public service union has accused employers of "new standards of double standards" in urging…Thu May 15 2008 - 01:00
Waiting list targets missedOFFICIAL TARGETS specifying that children should not have to wait longer than three months for inpatient treatment are being …Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Claim that generic drugs could save €30mPHARMACISTS HAVE said that the exchequer could save up to €30 million if the Government changed legislation to allow them to …Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Escalation of nurses' dispute deferredUNIONS REPRESENTING more than 7,000 psychiatric nurses have deferred a planned escalation of their dispute over a new compensation…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Ictu rejects new decentralisation talks until OECD's concerns are addressedTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has said it will not facilitate new discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
2,700 health jobs are unfilled since restriction on recruitmentNEARLY 2,700 posts in the health service have gone unfilled since controversial recruitment restrictions were implemented last…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Threat to pull out of drug schemes 'still present'PHARMACISTS HAVE warned that the community drug schemes could again be at risk if the Health Service Executive fails to deliver…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Compulsory redundancies opposedUNION REACTION: THE GUINNESS Staff Union (GSU), which represents the majority of employees affected by the plans to transform…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Deal not finalised on work hours for nursesAGREEMENT HAS not yet been reached at local level to facilitate a reduction in the working hours of about 25,000 nurses as planned…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Psychiatric nurses threaten to extend industrial actionUNIONS REPRESENTING psychiatric nurses have said that they will escalate their industrial action from next week if no progress…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Academic consultants offered salary increase for public-sector contractsTHE GOVERNMENT has offered increased salaries of up to €295,000 to academic hospital consultants who opt for new contracts under…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
HSE overspent by €95m in first four monthsTHE FINANCIAL position of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has continued to deteriorate and it is now €95 million over budget…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
New paediatric hospital will cost between €800m and €1bnTHE PLANNED new national paediatric hospital could cost between €800 million and €1 billion to construct, according to internal…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
PNA overtime ban affecting mental health servicesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has said that it has had to close some day and community services and suspend admissions to…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Employers signal concern over new employment BillEMPLOYERS HAVE signalled that they are unhappy with elements of the Government's new Employment Rights Compliance Bill which …Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
DAA staff to ballot for pension improvementsSTAFF AT the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) are to ballot on industrial action as part of a campaign for improvements in their…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Talks may take place on flexi-time rowTALKS MAY get under way this week to resolve a row which has closed offices of the Department of Social and Family Affairs to…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Prison officers say jails overcrowdedPOA CONFERENCE: THE PRISON Officers' Association has strongly criticised overcrowding in prisons and maintained it is the issue…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Pharmacists to continue normal service after dealTHE THREAT by hundreds of pharmacists to withdraw from dispensing medicines under the medical card and various community drug…Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Risks seen in Budget are now reality, says departmentPOTENTIAL RISKS to the economy which were set out in the Budget in December are now materialising, the Department of Finance …Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
Compromise explored in pharmacists' disputeMOVES WILL continue today in a bid to find a resolution to the dispute over the controversial new pharmacy pricing system which…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Date set for major industrial action in health serviceNEARLY 30,000 health service workers have served notice of industrial action from May 21st in a dispute over recruitment restrictions…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Union to rejoin national pay talks todayTHE TRADE union Mandate, which represents about 44,000 staff in the retail and bar sector, is to return to the national pay talks…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Findings to prompt review of State sectorHUNDREDS OF State agencies are to have their futures reviewed in light of the publication yesterday of a report on public service…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
HSE seeks to expand nurse roleHEALTH SERVICE management is to seek nurses to take on some roles traditionally carried out by doctors and to relinquish some…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Call for review of plan on acute hospital decisionHEALTH: THE OECD has urged the Government to look again at the basis for its controversial decision to centralise acute hospital…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Review of State agencies not ruled out, says CowenTánaiste and Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has said he is not ruling out a review of the future of some State agencies on …Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Medical lab scientists warn on smear test outsourcingMEDICAL LABORATORY scientists at hospitals across the country have warned that they may take industrial action in protest at …Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
HSE to hold talks with pharmacy union over row on pricing structureTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) is to hold talks with the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) today in an attempt to find a resolution…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Beacon disputes compensation levels in co-located hospital contractsTHE BEACON Medical Group, which has won tenders to develop three of the controversial co-located private hospitals around the…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus ground staff reject dealAer Lingus passengers are facing the possibility of disrupted service due to industrial action after about 1,800 ground operation…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Cabinet to set up public service reform bodyTHE CABINET has agreed to establish an implementation body to examine the report on public service reform drawn up by the OECD…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus passengers may face disruptionAER LINGUS passengers are facing the possibility of disrupted service due to industrial action after about 1,800 ground operation…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Siptu leader calls on unions to form collegeSIPTU PRESIDENT Jack O'Connor has said unions should come together to develop a new university which would teach courses from…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
Pharmacists see cut in HSE priceTHE IRISH Pharmacy Union (IPU) has said that its members are now experiencing reductions in payments from the Health Service …Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Hospitals fail to admit 44% in 12-hour limitA TOTAL of 44 per cent of patients in hospital emergency departments awaiting admission had to wait longer than the official …Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
HSE set flat pharmacist fee without prior approvalA DRAFT interim contract for community pharmacists which set out a new flat-rate dispensing fee was sent out by the Health Service…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Call for new health insurance systemA NEW social health insurance scheme to fund an equitable health service has been called for by the Adelaide Hospital Society…Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
