High staff turnover eroding efforts to build membershipRecruitment: One of the most serious problems facing unions is the rapid turnover of staff in some sectorsWed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
Ictu calls for common waiting list for hospital treatmentThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) is calling for the introduction of a common waiting list for treatment in hospitals…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
US advice mooted to break talks deadlockThe independent chairman of the talks on a new contract for hospital consultants has told medical organisations and health service…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Tallaght agrees to co-located private hospitalThe board of Tallaght Hospital has agreed to the development of a controversial co-located private hospital on its grounds.Mon Jun 25 2007 - 01:00
Labour Court rejects IMO claims for out-of-hours pay for public health doctorsThe Labour Court has rejected claims made by the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) on behalf of public health doctors for payment…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
HSE set to replace agency staff in westThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing having to create up to 150 new clerical and administrative posts in the west to …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Lapple closure emphasises range of challenges facing State, says MartinThe closure of the Lapple factory in Carlow underlines the ongoing challenge facing the Government and the State as a whole, …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Report outlines new tribunal proceduresA Government-appointed review group has recommended significant reform of procedures of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, including…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Team of experts to investigate cancer test errorThe Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) yesterday announced that an eight-person expert team from Ireland and the…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Union seeks meeting on nuclear energy optionThe trade union Amicus said yesterday that it would be seeking a meeting, as a top priority, with the new Minister for Energy…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
ESB union calls for debate on nuclear powerA new report to be published today on behalf of engineers in the ESB will urge that nuclear power be considered in a debate on…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Trade unions in drive to recruit vulnerable workersFive trade unions are to participate in a new-style recruitment system aimed at attracting workers who are currently without …Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Aer Arann dispute resolvedAer Arann has said it has reached agreement with staff on the transfer of ground handling personnel at Dublin airport to Sky …Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Medical card eligibility to be reviewedThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has proposed that the Government should increase the current income guidelines used to assess…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Nearly half of last year's physiotherapy graduates still without workAbout half of all last year's physiotherapy graduates have been unable to find permanent employment in the Irish health service…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Barrister calls provisions to fix land price unworkableControversial provisions aimed at controlling the price of building land, proposed by the Kenny report in 1973 and more recently…Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Nurses' unions to have first talks with pay bodyUnions representing about 40,000 nurses will have their first meeting today with the benchmarking body which is examining pay…Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Siptu setto ballot airline staff on actionTrade union Siptu is today expected to re-institute plans for a ballot on industrial action at the airline Aer Arann.Mon Jun 11 2007 - 01:00
Unions to seek urgent action on rising inflationThe trade union movement is to urge the Government to increase the level of mortgage tax relief to homeowners or to reduce the…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
CWU says 1,000 postal jobs underthreat from liberalisation plansUp to 1,000 jobs in Ireland could be lost if European Commission proposals to liberalise the postal market throughout Europe …Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
Labour should deal with FF on issues - SiptuSiptu general president Jack O'Connor said yesterday his members would "look askance" if the Labour Party refused on principle…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Pay anomalies found in ship inspectionsWage irregularities have been discovered on more than a quarter of all ships inspected by the Irish inspector of the ITF, the…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
80 post offices to shut for protestAbout 80 post offices operated by An Post will be closed for an hour at lunchtime today as a result of industrial action by members…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Doctors' hours break EU time directiveUp to 30 per cent of non-consultant doctors in some cases are working in excess of the maximum hours permitted under the terms…Tue Jun 05 2007 - 01:00
HSE to write to consultants over industrial actionHealth service management is to write to the State's 2,200 public hospital consultants to ask them individually if they are taking…Fri Jun 01 2007 - 01:00
Builders had work permits 'arrangement'Gama Construction Ireland has told the Employment Appeals Tribunal that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment was…Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
HSE to give response to Siptu's claim for shorter weekHealth service management is expected to respond within a month to a claim by Siptu for a reduction in the working week for around…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Ó Snodaigh pips Byrne for seat after cliffhangerAengus Ó Snodaigh of Sinn Féin won the final seat in Dublin South Central after a tough battle with Eric Byrne of the Labour …Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Dublin South CentralAengus Ó Snodaigh of Sinn Féin retained his seat following a lengthy battle with Eric Byrne of LabourMon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Dublin South EastOne major talking point overshadowed everything else: the defeat of Tánaiste and leader of the Progressive Democrats, Michael…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Government to withhold hospital consultants' pay increaseThe Government is to withhold pay increases due under the Towards 2016 national agreement from about 1,600 hospital consultants…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Doctors to seek reduction in working weekAbout 4,000 non-consultant hospital doctors are to seek a reduction in their core working week following on from the deal agreed…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Trade unions welcome advocate general's opinionSenior figures in the trade union movement believe that while the advocate general's opinions set out yesterday would not confer…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Migrant workers in EU tend to be in low paid jobsA new report has found that migrant workers in Europe tend to be segregated in low-paid jobs which offer limited opportunities…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Private hospitals 'would cost €145m a year'The Labour Party has said internal Department of Health documents show the exchequer would lose €145 million annually from health…Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
New hospital consultant salary costed at €250,000The Department of Health estimated that salary levels for new hospital consultants would be about €250,000 per year, an internal…Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
McDonald says she does not believe FF on coalitionSinn Féin reaction: Sinn Féin has said it does not believe assertions by Fianna Fáil and others that they would not go into …Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
Ictu says new laws needed to protect agency workersThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said new legislation is required to ensure recruitment agencies are not used by employers…Fri May 18 2007 - 01:00
Harney says shorter week must be at no extra costMinister for Health Mary Harney has said that the reduction of the working week for various groups in the public sector will …Fri May 18 2007 - 01:00
HSE to review administration staffing levelsThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is to carry out a comprehensive review of the number of administrative staff it employs.Fri May 18 2007 - 01:00
'14,000 pensions delayed' due to IT problemUp to 14,000 people have had to wait up to six months to begin receiving their contributory old age pension as a result of problems…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Nursing unions consider new offer aimed at ending disputeProposals aimed at resolving the dispute involving 40,000 nurses, which has been running for nearly seven weeks, were being considered…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Minister admits decentralisation plan has run into problemsMinister of State for Labour Affairs Tony Killeen has acknowledged that the practical implementation of the Government's decentralisation…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Minister says FF a victim of dirty tricksMinister of State Noel Ahern has claimed Fianna Fáil was the victim of a malicious dirty tricks campaign which was aimed at damaging…Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
300 appointments cancelledNearly 300 out-patient appointments scheduled for today at a number of hospitals around the State have been cancelled by health…Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Taoiseach to make statement before electionAhern's day: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday said that he would make a full statement on his personal finances before polling…Mon May 07 2007 - 01:00
HSE chief considers 'docking' salaries of nursesUp to 40,000 nurses who have been engaged in a work-to-rule for more than four weeks face having about 13 per cent of their pay…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Harney's role in health key to campaignPD health briefing: The Progressive Democrats yesterday centred the party's election campaign on the health service firmly around…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
HSE chief considers 'docking' salaries of nursesUp to 40,000 nurses who have been engaged in a work-to-rule for more than four weeks face having about 13 per cent of their pay…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Harney's role in health key to campaignPD health briefing: The Progressive Democrats yesterday centred the party's election campaign on the health service firmly around…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
