Health unions agree to talks on extended hoursHealth service unions have said they are willing in principle to discuss moves by health service management to introduce an extended…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Patient fit for discharge refuses to budgeA patient in a Dublin hospital who has been fit for discharge for more than a year is still in an acute bed, the Minister for…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
VHI chief may get €500,000 pay packageThe Department of Health and the Department of Finance are believed to be in talks on a deal which would see the new chief executive…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
HSE to get €370m less than 2008 estimateThe Health Service Executive is to receive nearly €370 million less in funding from the Government this year than it maintained…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
National pay talks to begin soonA formal invitation to begin talks on a new national pay deal is to be issued to unions and employers later this month.Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Tallaght hospital warned over waiting timesThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned Tallaght hospital that unless it moves quickly to implement measures to eliminate…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Health management seeks more flexibility from staffHealth service management has proposed that all new staff appointed should work more flexible rosters which would see them start…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Siptu hoping to reach cost-saving deal with Aer Lingus next weekThe union Siptu has said it hopes to conclude a deal by the end of next week with Aer Lingus which is expected to generate savings…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Minister pledges State assistance to Allergan staffState agencies will offer priority assistance to the 360 workers who are to lose their jobs with the closure of the Allergan …Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
HSE employment freeze breached agreement - unionsUnions representing more than 100,000 healthcare staff have claimed that the Health Service Executive (HSE) breached the terms…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Impact warning over pay talksThe leader of the country's largest public sector union has warned that its members could vote against the next national pay …Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Up to €36,000 extra for on-call dutiesThe deal: Hospital consultants can potentially receive tens of thousands of euro in extra allowances and payments on top of …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Who is who in the consultants' deal?Hospital consultants have been represented by two organisations, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) and the Irish Hospital …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Harney and HSE agree new deal with hospital consultantsMinister for Health Mary Harney has said that up to 2,000 new hospital consultants will be appointed in the years ahead following…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Hospital consultant contract talks continueTalks between consultants and health service managers aimed at reaching an agreed new contract for hospital consultants were …Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Strategic management can boost productivity - reportGood human resource and management practices can significantly improve employee productivity and add considerably to a company…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus threatens to withhold pay increasesAer Lingus has warned about 1,500 pilots and cabin crew that they face having pay increases due under the national agreement …Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Both sides in consultant talks still divided on key issuesTalks were continuing last night between health service management and medical organisations in what the Government and the Health…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Clinics' output under scrutinyA new data system to become available within the next few weeks will allow the Health Service Executive (HSE) to make comparisons…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Final deadline in consultant talksSenior health service management sources believe tomorrow could be a crunch day for the negotiations on a new agreed contract…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Public hospitals to face cost of A&E delaysPublic hospitals may in future have to pay for treatment in the private sector for patients who have to wait on trolleys in accident…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Decision on Aer Lingus contract set for next monthAircraft maintenance firm SR Technics told staff yesterday that a final decision on whether it will retain a crucial contract…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
HSE says community care may not cost lessThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that the development of a new integrated model of care for patients based on enhanced…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Additional hospital beds bill could reach €4bnThe exchequer is facing a €4 billion bill to provide thousands of additional acute hospital beds for public patients over the…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Nursing unions in 'last chance' return to Labour Court over payUnions representing tens of thousands of nurses have said they will take their main claims for pay increases back to the Labour…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Consultants offered pay of up to €235,000Health service management has now offered salary scales of up to €235,000 per year for hospital consultants who take a proposed…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
CPSU claims benchmarking methods flawedThe executive committee of the union representing lower-paid clerical grades in the Civil Service has recommended that its members…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Gilmore calls for public debate on payLabour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has said there should be a review of the method of determining pay in the public sector.Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Benchmark body gives no rise to most public sector staffPublic sector unions have said the forthcoming talks on a new national pay deal will have to deliver increases significantly …Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Wage increases confined to staff on higher gradesSummary: The majority of public sector workers will receive no pay increase under the Report of the Public Service Benchmarking…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Tallaght Fás staff hold work stoppageStaff at the Fás training centre in Tallaght, Dublin, yesterday held a 24-hour work stoppage in a row about overtime.Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Union warns zero benchmarking award could hit modernisationThe country's largest public sector union, Impact, has warned that the expected recommendation for zero increases under the benchmarking…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Salary rises approved for heads of commercial State firmsThe Government has sanctioned significant pay increases for chief executives of commercial State bodies.Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Harney says GP pay should be linked to services offeredThe Minister for Health, Mary Harney, has said that she would like to see general practitioners who provided an expanded range…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Harney says VHI will not be sold this yearThe State's largest health insurer, the VHI, will remain in State ownership next year, Minister for Health Mary Harney has said…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Harney says shorter work week for nurses a 'challenge'Minister for Health Mary Harney has said that in the light of the changed financial circumstances for the exchequer, it is essential…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Harney proposes body to oversee contract feesThe Government is considering the establishment of a new independent body to recommend on fee scales for self-employed professionals…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Ictu says Ahern did not keep Budget promiseThe Taoiseach told the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) three months ago that the Government would implement a more extensive…Thu Dec 27 2007 - 00:00
Harney criticises HSE's service planMinister for Health Mary Harney has strongly criticised aspects of the Health Service Executive's (HSE) blueprint for the operation…Mon Dec 24 2007 - 00:00
Ictu seeks new laws on agreementsThe Irish Congress of Trade Union (Ictu) has said that it will press for new legislation to make collective agreements between…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Rise in jobless forecastThe national training and employment authority Fás has forecast that there will be a noticeable increase in unemployment next…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Women's lot in workforce a 'mixed bag'In the 30 years since the introduction of the Employment Equality Act the experience of women in the workforce has been something…Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
Doctors out of step with careers in the Defence ForcesMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea said the Government was examining a number of initiatives including possibly the partial integration…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
HSE to pay consultants up to €230,000Health service management has signalled that it is prepared to pay public hospital consultants up to €230,000 per year in a bid…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Authority raids union offices in inquiryThe Competition Authority has raided the offices of the Irish Pharmaceutical Union (IPU), the representative body for pharmacists…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Neary patients group disappointed at rulingSheila O'Connor of the Patient Focus group which represents former patients of Dr Michael Neary, said that it was disappointed…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
OPW joint ventures to develop State sites for €125mThe Office of Public Works (OPW) has entered into joint ventures with the private sector for the development of three State-owned…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Argos and union to return to LRCManagement at retailer Argos and trade union Mandate are to go back to the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) tomorrow in a bid…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Prison officers set for stoppageHundreds of prison officers around the country are to hold a one-hour protest today as part of a row with prison service management…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
