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
HSE expects staff to receive wages this week despite cyber attackHealth service says it is not possible to pay travel and subsistence claims at presentWed May 26 2021 - 21:27
Cyberattack: Health Service Executive staff to be paid as normalWorkers to receive payments, apart from deductions not being passed to third partiesTue May 25 2021 - 21:19
Coalition seeks over €4bn to pay for social protection measuresSocial insurance fund facing projected deficit in excess of €4.2bn this year, says MinisterTue May 25 2021 - 17:03
State naval vessels ‘lying idle’ due to lack of trained crewOireachtas group hears about hundreds of vacancies in Defence Forces and retention problemTue May 25 2021 - 16:13
Number getting pandemic payment falls by 50,000 in fortnightThis week saw largest number of people closing their PUP claim since the start of the yearTue May 25 2021 - 14:01
Staff cannot insist people entering public offices wear face masks, AHCPS saysAssociation of Higher Civil and Public Servants expresses strong concernFri May 21 2021 - 21:13
VHI chief to resume duties after inquiry into vaccination at Beacon HospitalHealth insurer says no senior staff sought or received vaccine by reason of their positionsFri May 21 2021 - 21:01
Plans to make 90% of civil services available onlineNew strategy calls for development and implementation of flexible working modelsFri May 21 2021 - 13:55
HSE hack: IT staff were diverted from cybersecurity due to pandemicWarnings were made about weaknesses in the IT network three years agoFri May 21 2021 - 03:11
Over 865,000 people received Pandemic Unemployment Payment in last 14 monthsMinister Heather Humphreys says more than €7.5billion paid out under Covid-19 schemeWed May 19 2021 - 20:11
HSE staff to be paid as normal this week despite cyberattackExecutive expects ‘further issues may arise next week’ but contingency plan being madeWed May 19 2021 - 19:19
Indoor dining in July and ‘close to normality by late summer’ - VaradkarGovernment to look at proposals for holding live events with limited numbers attendingWed May 19 2021 - 13:11
Restoration of health service computer systems to take ‘many weeks’ in wake of cyberattackComplete rebuilding of HSE computer network could take several monthsWed May 19 2021 - 00:15
Cyberattack: HSE says staff will get wages but there may be issues with amountsHSE warns of possible variations between total some staff due and what they are paidWed May 19 2021 - 00:00
About 35 employers raise concerns about staff being reluctant to return to workDepartment of Social Protection says vast majority of people will go back when jobs availableTue May 18 2021 - 18:10
Tusla seeks review of disciplinary, grievance policies as part of reform planAgency calls for executive management team and establishment of regional service areasTue May 18 2021 - 13:51
Varadkar hopes economy back ‘to something close to normality’ by late summerTánaiste says no cliff edge for State Covid-19 supports but warns they cannot continue foreverTue May 18 2021 - 11:48
Right to single-occupancy offices to end under civil service reform planAction plan will increase opening hours in areas dealing with the publicMon May 17 2021 - 16:12
Urgent need for Government clarity on return to workplace, Ibec saysFour out of five companies say they will operate a hybrid model of remote and onsite workMon May 17 2021 - 05:50
Hackers could publish HSE patient data online, says MinisterMuch of information is administrative and not related to procedures and conditionsMon May 17 2021 - 05:05
HSE cyberattack leaves patient management and radiology systems exposedHospitals reverting to paper-based systems; ‘too early to say’ if patient data compromisedSun May 16 2021 - 14:29
Most civil servants happy with conditions but not promotional accessOnly one-fifth say poor performance is effectively addressed in their departmentFri May 14 2021 - 21:14
Opening of travel bubble between Britain and Ireland plannedIrish citizens could holiday in UK within weeksFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Covid-19: Government expected to reconsider quarantine rulesNew plan for mandatory hotel arrangements and travel restrictions set to be discussedThu May 13 2021 - 21:40
Unions resist Sláintecare agenda, citing failure to consultHealth staff representatives unhappy at lack of engagement prior to launch of new planThu May 13 2021 - 18:59
More lay-offs in aviation sector likely, Fórsa conference toldDepartment of Transport mandarin tells forum of possible bespoke wage-subsidy planThu May 13 2021 - 15:44
Eir customer care staff to receive earnings increase of up to 17%New agreement overhauls pay and bonus arrangements, says workers unionThu May 13 2021 - 12:46
Unions need to become ‘relevant’ to workers in tech and pharma sectorsFórsa chief says movement not being made ‘any stronger’ by failure of member groups to come togetherWed May 12 2021 - 16:05
Local authority staff to ballot for strike action in pay disputeFórsa seeks job evaluation scheme as ‘workers paid different rates in different counties’Wed May 12 2021 - 15:23
Government to enhance rights of workers facing redundancy after insolvencyAll employees will have to be provided with 30 days’ noticeWed May 12 2021 - 14:22
Industrial action ‘almost inevitable’ over plans to move council staff to Irish WaterTrade union Fórsa says ‘forced coercion’ of employees out of local authorities will be foughtWed May 12 2021 - 00:00
About 3,000 workers on PUP reluctant to return to workDepartment of Social Protection says vast majority do not involve misclaiming benefitTue May 11 2021 - 20:57
Hospitals facing worst overcrowding since onset of pandemic, nurses’ union saysINMO says 376 people waiting for hospital bedsTue May 11 2021 - 16:45
National maternity hospital: Donnelly, McGrath clash over development spending rulesMinister for Public Expenditure rejects proposals from Minister for Health to exempt project from spending rulesSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Student nurses to receive €100 per week payment for hospital placement from next weekINMO president tells Health Minister nurses are ‘not looking for a pat on the back or a kind word’Fri May 07 2021 - 16:04
Government does not plan to negotiate on new Sláintecare contract , says IMODoctors to be offered salaries ranging from €190,000 to €227,000 for working in public system onlyThu May 06 2021 - 22:38
Coalition committed to ‘recognising’ work of health staffTaoiseach’s address to INMO forum signals effort ongoing as how best this could be doneThu May 06 2021 - 19:25
Government proposes initiative to address financial crisis at St John of God Community ServicesDisability and mental health service providers conducting sustainability assessmentThu May 06 2021 - 12:14
ESB Networks technicians to continue work-to-ruleNo further strikes planned at present, and ESB says action is ‘unlawful’Wed May 05 2021 - 23:13
Government to start talks with hospital consultants on new contractsSalary range of between €189,000 and €227,000 set to be offered initiallyWed May 05 2021 - 19:52
Some hearings before WRC may have to be restartedDepartment of Enterprise to introduce urgent legislation following court rulingWed May 05 2021 - 15:38
CIÉ staff back proposals to reform pension schemeScheme for managers and administrative staff has deficit of estimated €550mWed May 05 2021 - 14:30
Revised HSE Covid vaccination plan to proceed with older people offered vaccines firstSame approach will apply to under-50s as to over-50s following high-level discussionsTue May 04 2021 - 01:00
