Delta variant driving ‘significant’ new Covid surge, Holohan warnsGovernment considering offering one-shot vaccine to people under 35Fri Jul 02 2021 - 02:24
HSE’s loss of over €370m on buying personal protective equipmentClinical demand indicates health service is carrying up to 41 years’ supply, notes reportFri Jul 02 2021 - 01:00
Military officers sue State over working hoursArmy, Navy and Air Corps officers seeking implementation of working time directiveWed Jun 30 2021 - 21:44
‘We don’t want to divide society’: Taoiseach defends decision to pause reopening of indoor hospitalityVaradkar suggests Digital Covid Certificate for travel could be adapted for indoor diningWed Jun 30 2021 - 19:35
Pay boost for higher-level civil and public service staff, including TDsFinal restoration of pay cuts imposed in 2008 to come into effect from ThursdayWed Jun 30 2021 - 19:04
Leaving Cert 2022: No accredited grades, greater choice in exams likelyAlternative exams are planned after Leaving Cert for students affected by illness, bereavementWed Jun 30 2021 - 14:16
Data is like gold but data centres present dilemma, Varadkar saysTánaiste says up to a third of all electricity produced may go to powering data centresWed Jun 30 2021 - 12:37
Union seeks higher minimum qualifications for special needs assistantsIreland is out of step with international standards for SNA qualifications, says FórsaWed Jun 30 2021 - 09:21
Pandemic unemployment scheme to remain open to new applications until July 7thGovernment to extend Covid illness benefit until next FebruaryTue Jun 29 2021 - 21:10
High productivity figures pre-Covid masked some underperformance – VaradkarTánaiste says Government seeking to have record 2.5m people in work in 2024Tue Jun 29 2021 - 15:57
€38bn outlay on pandemic supports ‘not sustainable’, says TaoiseachFinite resources available to Government must be targeted ‘at those who need them most’Tue Jun 29 2021 - 01:55
Donohoe signals public spending will be reined in as economy recoversContinuing pro-cyclical stance would ‘undermine sustainability of public financesMon Jun 28 2021 - 20:54
Martin wants fewer delays to housing plans due to legal challengesTaoiseach says substantially increasing housing supply priority for GovernmentMon Jun 28 2021 - 20:01
Irish debt will be close to quarter of a trillion by year end, Donohoe warnsMinister says budgetary policy cannot keep expanding while growth acceleratingMon Jun 28 2021 - 18:15
Unions warn public service deal unlikely unless unpaid hours reversedIctu claims €150m accord fund sufficient to undo measures introduced in 2013Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:33
Government approves establishment of new system for setting pay in childcare sectorO’Gorman says more favourable wages, working conditions necessary to attract staffMon Jun 21 2021 - 16:40
Government to renew effort to purchase National Maternity Hospital siteState to engage with St Vincent’s Hospital Group and Religious Sisters of CharityMon Jun 21 2021 - 01:00
Firms in financial trouble to be offered interest-free loans for redundancy costsDebts will be ‘parked’ for defined period under new schemeMon Jun 21 2021 - 01:00
Most PUP recipients better off in employment – ESRI reportState Covid supports reduced work incentives but halved potential income lossMon Jun 21 2021 - 00:02
‘Preferable’ that State owns site of new maternity hospital – DonnellyMinister for Health says St Vincent’s remains best location for proposed new facilitySun Jun 20 2021 - 15:00
The ‘gaping gap’ in Ireland’s airspace defenceState unable to detect who is flying in region unless aircraft actively alerts authoritiesSat Jun 19 2021 - 02:00
Nearly 60% of employers want right to ask if staff have received Covid vaccine, survey saysNew research also indicates 41% of employers are planning some redundanciesFri Jun 18 2021 - 15:12
Minister overstepped powers on electricians’ accord, Supreme Court findsCourt upholds constitutionality of law on creation of sectoral employment ordersFri Jun 18 2021 - 12:15
Local authority reforms propose ending right to individual desks and officesWork practice changes linked to new public service pay agreementThu Jun 17 2021 - 01:00
Government to announce review of freedom of information legislationMichael McGrath expected to set out new commission at conference on ThursdayThu Jun 17 2021 - 01:00
Stronger deterrents urged against employers misclassifying individuals as self-employedBogus self-employment can impact workers’ access to social protections, says committeeWed Jun 16 2021 - 21:48
Salons renting chairs to hairdressers, Oireachtas committee toldSome businesses being established without any full-time employees, Isme tells TDsWed Jun 16 2021 - 13:23
Almost 24,000 close Pandemic Unemployment Payment claims to return to workMinister says 214,000 fewer people making claims on scheme than in FebruaryTue Jun 15 2021 - 18:16
Businesses ‘caught in the middle’ of staff with opposing views on Covid-19 vaccinesISME criticises lack of clarity over right to know vaccination status of those returning to workTue Jun 15 2021 - 16:04
HSE to introduce rationalisation of corporate structuresNo redundancy scheme to cut staff needed due to extra demand, health authority saysMon Jun 14 2021 - 21:08
Changes to work-permit system announced by GovernmentNursing homes among sectors now able to recruit beyond EU and European economic areaMon Jun 14 2021 - 15:38
New legislation will expand sick pay and sick leave rights to workersStatutory regime may not be fully in place for years as employers given time to adjustWed Jun 09 2021 - 03:22
Plans for provision of 24/7 diagnostics dropped from reform planDocument sets out less specific on extension of services provisionFri Jun 04 2021 - 21:34
GAA pundit Joe Brolly initiates legal action against RTÉBarrister and former Derry footballer filed proceedings in the High Court this weekFri Jun 04 2021 - 16:12
Government to offer interest-free loans to firms struggling to pay redundancyTaoiseach promises ‘bespoke approach’ for calculation of redundancy for workersThu Jun 03 2021 - 15:08
Garda bodies seek talks over drug testing plan as staff union rejects proposalAGSI and GRA support concept of testing but seek clarity on how new system will operateThu Jun 03 2021 - 09:18
McGrath backed health job pay rise if it did not exceed €300,000, committee toldNo benchmarking process before €80,000 increase approved for Watt’s role, says civil servantWed Jun 02 2021 - 19:24
Player Wills site: Major housing plan faces delay as case referred to EuropeHigh Court judge rejects challenge by residents seeking to quash planning permissionTue Jun 01 2021 - 05:13
'We must be on our guard': Defence Forces chief of staff calls for more fundingNavy staff shortages forced State to request support from EU agency to patrol watersTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
No more snow days: School would continue remotely under reform plansPlan tabled by Department of Education in return for public service pay risesTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Defence Forces should increase co-operation with Nato, commission toldGovernment’s Commission on Defence is examining the future of the Defence ForcesTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
Just 75 employers flag trouble getting staff to return to workBosses repeat warnings about enhanced rates via pandemic unemployment paymentTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
International law may be broken unless bargaining processes strengthenedNew report says collective coverage at an historic low in IrelandMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Ictu opposes plan for separate pay review for Defence Forces personnelGovernment to bring military within scope of Organisation of Working Time legislationMon May 31 2021 - 01:00
Union opposes moves to ‘conscript’ civilian staff into GardaGovernment wants force to become a single organisation with a single workforceMon May 31 2021 - 00:00
HSE to continue administering AstraZeneca jab to health workersTrade unions seek clarification over link to very rare type of blood clotsFri May 28 2021 - 21:23
CIÉ transport group signals it will implement changes to pension schemePlan for managerial/administrative grades estimated to have €550m deficitFri May 28 2021 - 15:21
Civil servants fearful remote working could lead to ‘creeping self-employment’Fórsa says it is losing patience waiting for deal with Government on blended work arrangementsFri May 28 2021 - 11:45
Services delivered by community,voluntary sector at risk of collapse, Fórsa warnsUnion says some agencies losing one third of staff each yearWed May 26 2021 - 22:53
Darkest days of pandemic have passed, says DonnellyMinister for Health says 8,000 new staff in healthcare, recruitment to continueWed May 26 2021 - 22:22
