Government expected to table new public sector pay proposalsSome unions unhappy at failure of public service managers to get down to specificsTue May 30 2017 - 21:50
Government fails to set out public pay proposalsOfficials have yet to outline specific plans after six days of talks on a new agreementTue May 30 2017 - 01:00
Government reiterates stance on public service pensions in pay talksSiptu argues pay restoration for State employee cannot be linked extra productivity requestsMon May 29 2017 - 13:38
New public service pay deal faces obstacles, union warnsImpact says ‘troubling straws in the wind’ have emerged in talks with GovernmentMon May 29 2017 - 01:00
State needs to spend ‘up to €10bn on healthcare upgrades’Doctors call for investment to bring infrastructure up to adequate standardsMon May 29 2017 - 01:00
Unions baulk at Government wish list as public sector talks beginProposals on outsourcing could derail deal, and big-ticket items haven’t even come up yetSat May 27 2017 - 01:00
Public servants’ Saturday payment set for reviewState wants to add provision for potential introduction of Saturday work to agreementFri May 26 2017 - 22:11
Siptu to keep political fund despite break from Labour PartySpecial conference agrees to increase contributions from 63c per year to €1.04Thu May 25 2017 - 22:00
Siptu to block pay agreement if outsourcing protections easedRepresentatives to reject any attempt to force gardaí to pay higher pension contributionsThu May 25 2017 - 21:54
Abolishing extra public service hours ‘would cost €621m per year’Government defends additional hours requirement on third day of pay talksWed May 24 2017 - 16:29
Unions in pay talks oppose plan to allow more outsourcingGovernment to set out pension reform plans during further discussions on WednesdayTue May 23 2017 - 20:57
Unite would not attend Labour Court if members banned from strikingUnion criticises Varadkar’s proposals as ‘anti-worker and anti-democratic’Tue May 23 2017 - 20:04
Unions told resources for pay rises to be very limited in 2018Government to seek increased productivity and work-practice changes in new pay dealMon May 22 2017 - 19:18
Saturday working could become standard day in public serviceAs part of reforms clock-in would be based on fingerprinting and iris scansMon May 22 2017 - 17:29
Leo Varadkar says he will ban public sector strikes in ‘essential’ areasLeadership candidate threatens to overturn rival Simon Coveney’s ‘help to buy’ planMon May 22 2017 - 15:00
Ross says Bus Éireann can be successful as unions agree to pay cutsProposals include 10% pay cuts to earnings over €60k and the closure of Dundalk garageMon May 22 2017 - 13:47
Public service unions divided ahead of crucial pay talksConcerns that process – due to start today – could be delayed by FG leadership situationMon May 22 2017 - 01:00
VHI will not pay for consultants not on specialist registerHSE indicates hospitals could pursue patients if bill not settled by insurance firmThu May 18 2017 - 01:00
Nurses warn of threat to industrial stability ahead of pay talksDonohoe says Government will not agree to separate pay deal for 50,000 health staffWed May 17 2017 - 20:29
Failure to agree public pay deal would be ‘appalling vista’ - MinisterUnions to meet Workplace Relations Commission ahead of opening of talksWed May 17 2017 - 11:35
Health sector demands threaten to complicate pay talksAnalysis: Demands could pose problems for Government and for unions in other sectorsWed May 17 2017 - 05:30
Government formally invites unions to new public pay talksNegotiations on extending the Lansdowne Road Agreement to get under way next weekTue May 16 2017 - 19:41
Health recruitment difficulties must be tackled in pay talks - unionsDoctors, nurses and midwives accuse Government of ‘head in the sand’ approach on recruitmentTue May 16 2017 - 16:11
Hospitals hiring doctors without specialist skill, say consultantsHosptial consultants association: Appointments to fill posts compromising patient careMon May 15 2017 - 07:00
Report outlines public hospitals’ struggle to recruit consultantsWaterford, Letterkenny, Naas and Portiuncula facing challenges to enlist specialistsMon May 15 2017 - 00:01
Gardaí warn against making them pay more for pensionsGarda Representative Association says their faster rate of accrual is ‘danger money’Fri May 12 2017 - 17:01
Siptu members in Bus Éireann vote for Labour Court proposalsRecommendations were issued following a 21-day strike over cost-cuttingFri May 12 2017 - 13:15
Special pay deals could trigger ‘leap-frogging’ claims in public sectorImpact national secretary’s comments interpreted as response to nurses’ 12% claimThu May 11 2017 - 17:05
Public service groups may lose out in pay negotiationsAnalysis: Unions’ priorities in forthcoming talks could disappoint some State employeesThu May 11 2017 - 01:00
Gardaí may have to pay more for pensionsSenior union figures sceptical at prospects of special additional rises for nursesWed May 10 2017 - 19:13
Staffless libraries may risk children’s safety, union warnsFOI request reveals six incidents of children being left unsupervised during pilot projectWed May 10 2017 - 18:50
Public sector pay talks to focus on pension levyGovernment wants to trade salary increases for extra contributions from middle-income staffWed May 10 2017 - 01:35
Pay Commission report: ICTU seeks accelerated pay recovery for State employeesINMO says Government must address nursing recruitment problemsWed May 10 2017 - 00:37
Commission suggests 250,000 State staff pay more into pensionsPublic Service Pay Commission urges pay rises be linked to productivity and reformTue May 09 2017 - 20:57
Public Service Pay Commission: report’s main pointsWhat are the essential arguments made in the study of public service remuneration?Tue May 09 2017 - 20:17
Report’s findings raise uncomfortable issues for pay talksPensions, pay and productivity expected to be flashpointsTue May 09 2017 - 20:11
Demands on public purse very large, warns Donohoe ahead of pay talksICTU Public Services Committee calls for early talks on recovery of public service payTue May 09 2017 - 17:50
Pay report says State employees should contribute more to pensionsCommission says pay for public service staff at lower levels appears higher than those in private sectorTue May 09 2017 - 15:50
University teachers warn patience of staff is at an endConference told of major cuts to university teacher staffing as student numbers surgeSun May 07 2017 - 20:43
Government to argue no pay rises until autumn 2018Workplace Relations Commission chief warns pay talks will be ‘incredibly complex’Sat May 06 2017 - 00:01
ASTI staff threaten strike action against their own leadershipInternal dispute escalates as teachers’ union withdraws ballot over separate dispute with DepartmentFri May 05 2017 - 20:55
Senior civil servants get 60% less than private sector counterparts – studyHigher public service staff call for faster pay restorationFri May 05 2017 - 20:08
Pay deal sees some nurses take on additional tasksInitiative means elderly and disabled people may not need a hospial visit for some proceduresThu May 04 2017 - 21:23
Nurses warn of national strike if pay demands not metINMO calls for nurses to have same pay as professionally-qualified public servantsThu May 04 2017 - 14:44
Hospital consultants face audit over private-practice rulesHSE told minister that contract deal had become a farceWed May 03 2017 - 20:38
Maintaining value of pensions priority for public service unionsRepresentatives to oppose any moves to increase staff contribution towards pensionsWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Public servants already pay enough for pensions - union bossPensions set to dominate upcoming public service pay talksTue May 02 2017 - 14:36
Airport workers reject proposed pay rises over three yearsUnion to consult members on next steps they will takeFri Apr 28 2017 - 18:41
Iarnród Éireann staff vote in favour of Bus Éireann strikeAll-out transport action is on the cards if bus firm’s staff reject Labour Court proposalsFri Apr 28 2017 - 17:00
Unpaid hours by public servants to remain, Donohoe signalsMinister says additional 15m hours have been delivered under existing agreementsFri Apr 28 2017 - 13:57
