Therapists and other health staff seeking pay rises following recent deal with nursesFórsa members also look for reduction in working week to 35 hoursWed May 22 2019 - 21:20
Three in 10 health workers have a mental health issue - surveyFórsa says 60% of respondents uncomfortable discussing such issue with their managerWed May 22 2019 - 00:01
FF slates mooted pay rise for Defence Forces of below €1 a dayOfficers unimpressed by ‘conservative’ proposals from Public Service Pay CommissionFri May 17 2019 - 19:06
Thousands of healthcare workers vote for strike actionUnion warns industrial action will ‘lead inevitably to impact on services to public’Fri May 17 2019 - 18:45
Thousands of healthcare assistants, chefs and support staff likely to back strikeSiptu to announce result of ballot for industrial action over pay issues on FridayThu May 16 2019 - 17:38
Harris suggests some hospitals chiefs have not ‘bothered’ submitting plans for servicesMinister insists no recruitment embargo in place in health serviceWed May 15 2019 - 21:30
Ambulance staff protest ahead of 24-hour strike later this monthOngoing dispute with HSE centres on trade union representation rightsWed May 15 2019 - 12:48
HSE must start living within budget, says new bossManagers will be held to account to break even, says Paul Reid in first full day in jobWed May 15 2019 - 03:00
Commission to recommend pay rise for Defence Forces staffTop-ups to take-home income likely to be made in form of increased allowancesTue May 14 2019 - 03:00
Union urges Government to tell Trump he is not welcome in IrelandUnite passes motion opposing US president’s ‘racism, sexism and warmongering’Mon May 13 2019 - 18:06
Workers exploited in hotel, food and retail sectors, says IctuUnion conference warned of climate change impact: ‘There are no jobs on a dead planet’Mon May 13 2019 - 12:16
New policy on oral health policy seriously flawed, say dentistsGovernment scheme founded on ‘deluded and dangerously misleading’ assumptionsMon May 13 2019 - 00:52
To survive, trade unions must adapt to needs of young people – IFUTTrade union membership declining sharply, conference of university teachers union toldSun May 12 2019 - 17:21
Health spending overruns ‘cannot be tolerated’, says HarrisNurses conference urges Minister for Health to end current recruitment pause in health serviceFri May 10 2019 - 16:19
Public servants seek early review to restore pay‘The financial emergency is long over, and our members played no small part in ensuring our economic recovery was secured’Fri May 10 2019 - 07:48
Union expects dispute over plan to transfer staff to Irish WaterGovernment wants to move relevant staff from councils to water utility firm by 2021Fri May 10 2019 - 01:00
Local authority staff may ballot for strike over promised pay riseA 5% increase for senior executives was recommended in 2007 but it remains unpaidThu May 09 2019 - 14:41
Up to 70 jobs to go at Cadbury plant in CoolockOwner Mondelez to cut workforce but is investing €15m in north Dublin factoryThu May 09 2019 - 13:42
Automation must not undermine jobs, Fórsa warnsTrade union says technological advancement should not come at the cost of jobs or servicesThu May 09 2019 - 10:22
Public service staff to seek 6% pay rise if work hours not reducedLargest union in sector Forsa signals intent to seek review of existing Government dealWed May 08 2019 - 19:57
Union seeks talks on reducing public service working hoursFórsa disputes Government’s claim removing extra hours would cost about €600m a yearWed May 08 2019 - 17:46
Public servants to seek shorter working week and reversal of extra hoursGovernment estimates measure would cost more than €600 millionMon May 06 2019 - 10:22
Unions attempt to squeeze Government on pay and productivityConcessions to nurses on foot of their strike earlier this year has encouraged unions to moveMon May 06 2019 - 01:28
Ambulance staff to go on 24-hour strike in May and JuneNasra members to strike over HSE recognitionFri May 03 2019 - 14:46
Donohoe warns Ministers they must control spendingAlarm in Government after Ministers make spending commitments in health, educationFri May 03 2019 - 07:04
Nurse deal has significant price and could lead to other public service awardsA general pay review across the public service may now be on the cards in the months aheadThu May 02 2019 - 20:22
Nurses and midwives vote by 62% to accept new pay dealThe agreement, to cost €50m this year and next, is conditional on productivity and cost-savingThu May 02 2019 - 19:08
New opt-out system may transform organ donation, says HarrisNew Human Tissue legislation will regulate removal, donation, use and disposal of organs ad tissuesThu May 02 2019 - 13:42
HSE faces challenge in securing staff for new mental hospital, nurses warnPsychiatric Nurses Association sees no evidence of hiring and retention issues easingThu May 02 2019 - 13:00
NAGP lost 200 members and recorded €114,000 deficitMany GPs were waiting for Government pay offer details before renewing membershipMon Apr 29 2019 - 20:45
Siptu warns of nursing shortage at new children’s hospitalUnion criticises proposed ratio of 90:10 between nurses and healthcare assistantsMon Apr 29 2019 - 20:31
Doctors’ organisation in crisis as president and council step downGP body admits financial difficulties as resigning team cites governance issuesSun Apr 28 2019 - 20:53
Insurance costs for consultants ‘may force patients abroad’Union conference hears surgical consultants face premiums of up to €400,000 per yearSat Apr 27 2019 - 18:47
Sending child to school without vaccination ‘reprehensible’, says HarrisMinister says doctors should help in fight against pseudoscience that was costing livesSat Apr 27 2019 - 16:47
Hospital doctors threaten industrial action over two-tier paySimon Harris pledges process to address lower pay for consultants appointed before 2012Sat Apr 27 2019 - 15:25
Harris set to propose process to tackle two-tier pay for hospital consultantsGovernment wants to increase number of medical specialists in public hospitalsSat Apr 27 2019 - 01:00
IMO conference told plan is needed to deal with health effects from heatwavesWarning that the environmental impact of climate change could lead to a public health crisis in IrelandFri Apr 26 2019 - 17:08
Medical consultants claim pay concerns require ‘unique’ actionCross-public-service approach to two-tier remuneration a ‘non-runner’, says IMOFri Apr 26 2019 - 00:05
Teachers seek reversal of austerity-era sick leave cutsASTI conference: Reforms have yielded estimated savings of nearly €170mThu Apr 25 2019 - 18:50
Public sector unions hold talks with Government on payASTI proposes review of public service accord ‘to ensure fair distribution of benefits’Thu Apr 25 2019 - 00:32
ASTI considers suing Government over financial penaltiesMinister says teachers have lost €15m in payments - as much as €2,000 per teacher - over strikeWed Apr 24 2019 - 11:36
End of two-tier pay scales for teachers to be considered, says MinisterComments come after conflicting signals from Government over teacher salariesTue Apr 23 2019 - 21:43
Teachers seeking pensions upgrade for those appointed since 2013Changes introduced in 2013 aimed at saving Government billions over coming decadesTue Apr 23 2019 - 20:15
Government plays down immediate end to two-tier pay in public sectorTeachers’ unions meet for annual conferences around countryTue Apr 23 2019 - 15:33
Minister vows clamp-down on those refusing to leave hospitalAudit shows more than half of delayed discharges in some areas are refusing to leaveTue Apr 23 2019 - 01:01
Excessive workload affecting patient care, say doctorsSurvey finds 90% of consultants in public hospitals believe workload ‘unmanageable’Tue Apr 23 2019 - 01:00
Government embarks on third attempt to tackle two-tier payDeal will see outstanding concerns addressed as part of any new pay review mechanismMon Apr 22 2019 - 20:15
Unions to press for mid-term review of pay dealMinister says public-service staff have better terms than those in private sectorMon Apr 22 2019 - 01:00
Pay rise demands loom as public service unions begin conferencesGovernment’s plan for financial and industrial stability under pressureMon Apr 22 2019 - 01:00
Ambulance staff to stage series of 24-hour strikesLong-running dispute to move to ‘more serious and disruptive level of industrial action’Thu Apr 18 2019 - 18:04
