After winter of discontent, a spring of industrial unrestStrike action by nurses, doctors, health support staff in the offing in the weeks aheadMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Will a new contract with GPs ease hospital overcrowding?Government, HSE and Irish Medical Organisation to begin talks within next fortnightSun Jan 08 2017 - 20:27
Proposed strike by health staff could affect 40 hospitalsSiptu seeking new job evaluation scheme for healthcare assistants, home helpsSun Jan 08 2017 - 17:47
Year begins and ends with strikes and threats of further actionLansdowne Road agreement undermined by Luas, Dublin Bus and Garda settlementsWed Dec 28 2016 - 00:53
HSE senior staff numbers exceed economic crash levelsNew official figures show the number of managers increased by 95 over the last yearSat Dec 24 2016 - 03:32
Rail safety not defined by absence of accidents, says regulatorIarnród Éireann must heed advice and ‘comply with the regulator’s directions’Fri Dec 23 2016 - 01:00
Strike at Oberstown youth detention centre deferredStaff postpone industrial action as union secures agreement for independent reviewThu Dec 22 2016 - 18:42
Regulator castigates Iarnród Éireann over safety stanceRoss acknowledges ‘concerns’ but says no immediate risk to safetyWed Dec 21 2016 - 21:28
Regulator’s report reveals tensions with Iarnród Éireann bossesCommission for Railway Regulation criticises rail operator on its attitude to safety rules and challenges to regulator’s authorityWed Dec 21 2016 - 19:20
Iarnród Éireann’s train signalling systems outdated – reportSome equipment 30 years old and does not offer expected protection levels, report findsWed Dec 21 2016 - 19:01
Iarnród Éireann strongly criticised over attitude to safetyRailway regulator says relations with the State rail company are ‘strained’Wed Dec 21 2016 - 16:39
Proposal to make public servants pay more for their pensionsMinster says pensions will be on table in planned pay talks with trade unionsMon Dec 19 2016 - 08:25
Siptu will ask for more money if nurses get itNurses looking for financial incentives to encourage staff recruitment and retentionFri Dec 16 2016 - 18:32
Threat of hospital bed closures as nurses vote for actionSimon Harris says strikes not the solution to dealing with health service staffing problemsFri Dec 16 2016 - 01:00
Planned nurses’ strikes put pay strategy under further pressureUnion wants financial incentives to keep staff which would likely lead to knock-on claimsThu Dec 15 2016 - 21:06
Nurses back industrial action over working conditionsUnion has mandate for mixture of one-day strikes and continuous action, says DoranThu Dec 15 2016 - 19:06
Government plans ‘more attractive’ career pathways for nursesSpecial recruitment fairs in Dublin after Christmas to offer ‘walk-in’ job interviewsWed Dec 14 2016 - 19:24
‘To attract top talent, increase pay for high ranking public staff ’Commission hears remuneration for most State employees remains very attractiveTue Dec 13 2016 - 07:04
HSE warns €14bn budget for 2017 may not be enoughService Plan will outline risks to the delivery of health services, including new drug costsTue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00
Consultants to launch court challenge to two-tier pay structureNew-entrant consultants starting on salaries 25% lower than older colleagues, says IHCAMon Dec 12 2016 - 21:24
Striking gardaí should lose pension benefits, says pay reportAverage remuneration for gardaí ‘in region of €100,000’ when pensions includedMon Dec 12 2016 - 15:13
Gardaí question legality of any move to impose pension penaltyGRA chief Ciarán O’Neill questions whether Horgan proposals ‘fair, just, legal or lawful’Mon Dec 12 2016 - 15:07
New restrictions to block gardaí from strike action consideredSources say any such moves would be done in partnership with Garda associationsSat Dec 10 2016 - 01:01
Bus Éireann’s finances are in a ‘perilous state’, chief warnsCompany’s staff told its losses must be addressed and there is no money for pay risesThu Dec 08 2016 - 17:17
Rise in public service pension value should affect pay rates, says MinisterDonohoe says pay commisison does not mark a return to ‘bad old’ benchmarking daysThu Dec 08 2016 - 12:23
No Bus Éireann strike threat but unions to consult on crisisShane Ross says there are no plans to axe six to eight routes or privatise the companyThu Dec 08 2016 - 01:00
Government relieved at approval of pay deal by gardaíSettlement will have significant and costly impact on Lansdowne Road agreementMon Dec 05 2016 - 19:16
Rolling strikes may hit schools if ASTI rejects settlementUnion urges members against deal and says disruptions will target department, not pupilsSun Dec 04 2016 - 16:24
ASTI executive urges rejection of deal aimed at averting strikesUnion in dispute with Government over pay for new entrants and additional school hoursSat Dec 03 2016 - 17:52
ASTI committee move may lead to further strikesUnion’s central executive must assess proposals reached after weeks of talksSat Dec 03 2016 - 09:41
‘Considerable scope’ for private sector pay hikes, unions sayIctu urges its members to seek €1,000 or 4 per cent increase in basic pay next yearWed Nov 30 2016 - 19:37
Bus Éireann drivers warn of industrial action on reform planNBRU warns planned reforms to Expressway service will sound death knell for rural routesWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Public unions want deteriorations in pay rolled back quicklyUnions say this does not just involve cuts to basic pay but ‘other disimprovements’Wed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Pay boost likely for public service staff after talks agreedNegotiations on ‘anomalies’ arising from €50m Garda deal set to end in JanuaryWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Siptu postpones ballot for industrial action due to Government’s talks offerPlans for talks on pay also welcomed by Irish Congress of Trade UnionsTue Nov 29 2016 - 16:46
Public servants could see €1,000 payment brought forwardAcceleration of incremental pay restoration among options being discussed with unionsMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:00
HSE seems set to reject ‘ground-breaking’ cystic fibrosis drugOrkambi had been ‘considered unjustifiably expensive and not sufficiently cost effective’Sun Nov 27 2016 - 15:42
Head of Pay Commission retracts garda ‘mutiny’ commentsKevin Duffy faced criticism but Taoiseach insisted he was ‘outstanding individual’Fri Nov 25 2016 - 19:49
Taoiseach defends ‘outstanding individual’ Kevin DuffyPublic service unions say any suggestion Duffy should step down would create a ‘serious problem’Fri Nov 25 2016 - 15:28
Garda representatives angered by pay strike ‘mutiny’ claimMinister backs pay commission chief Kevin Duffy after comments about Garda disputeThu Nov 24 2016 - 20:25
Holles Street Hospital move to St Vincent’s campus confirmed‘Unedifying spat’ delayed urgently needed move from outdated city premisesThu Nov 24 2016 - 19:18
Industrial action likely even if Lansdowne Road deal replacedNegotiations with public service unions may not be enough to prevent strikes next yearFri Nov 18 2016 - 06:00
Siptu authorises ballot for strike on public service payGarda offer did not precipitate action the union decided to take, Jack O’Connor saysThu Nov 17 2016 - 18:50
‘Why can’t pay go back to pre-crisis levels?’ - Siptu leader Jack O’ConnorUnion executives meet to consider request to defer plan for pay talks ballotThu Nov 17 2016 - 11:37
Unions to seek rises of 4% for workers in private sector companiesEmployers criticise move as ‘crude opportunism’Wed Nov 16 2016 - 01:00
Private sector unions to seek 4% pay increasesEnda Kenny ‘stands by Lansdowne Road’; Ictu says agreement must be amendedTue Nov 15 2016 - 11:13
Hospital doctors threaten strike action as pay talks collapseGovernment officials say ‘not now in a position’ to negotiate €3,000 allowanceMon Nov 14 2016 - 12:58
No cash for public pay rises until 2018, warns TaoiseachKenny says Government willing to engage in talks with unions on new pay dealMon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00
Lansdowne Road deal needs correction, says union chiefTEEU leader says future of pay agreement is now in ‘considerable doubt’Sun Nov 13 2016 - 21:32
Unions to seek ‘significant’ pay increases in private sectorIctu chief also claims Government’s deal with gardaí breaches Lansdowne Road accordSat Nov 12 2016 - 01:00
