CPSU criticises growing gulf in public service payEoin Ronayne says demand for extra productivity in pay talks would be unacceptableFri May 08 2015 - 08:35
Unions to seek public service pay rise by changing pension levyStaff would benefit by €800 if first €27,000 in pay was exempt from pension levyFri May 08 2015 - 07:44
Varadkar says he would prefer more staff to fewer earning moreMinister says it would be hard to back pay deal which came at expense of servicesThu May 07 2015 - 18:45
Impact says social care workers owed €10m in pay arrearsPersonnel in west have voted for industrial action in campaign to have money paidThu May 07 2015 - 18:42
Public service workers set to gain €800 eachGovernment to spend €250m to €300m restoring pay to 300,000 public workersThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Impact says staff will not entertain more changes to termsSocial care staff in West to seek €7.5 million in unpaid premium paymentsWed May 06 2015 - 17:45
HSE says it did not get funds to meet €24.5m in pay risesExecutive says it is seeking to manage costs within its overall fundingWed May 06 2015 - 16:55
Public service staff told extra productivity requiredRobert Watt predicts tight budgets and need to ‘deliver more with the same or with less’Wed May 06 2015 - 13:23
Nash brings draft Bill on collective bargaining rights to CabinetFramework for registered employment agreements also set out in new legislationWed May 06 2015 - 01:00
Health Service Executive deficit doubles to €56m in FebruaryCosts for demand-led health schemes such as medical cards higher than expectedTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Public service pay restoration talks to start next weekSimon Harris suggests staff could earn more from cut in pay levies than from wage riseMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Bus strike causing major drop in trade, businesses claimFirms report footfall in Dublin and Cork cities is down by more than 20 per centSat May 02 2015 - 08:10
Bus firms’ legal action an ‘attempt to intimidate’ workersNBRU and Siptu contest Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus claim that strike is illegalSat May 02 2015 - 01:00
Another day without buses and threat of five more strikesBus companies sue unions for losses from industrial action they describe as ‘illegal’Fri May 01 2015 - 23:43
Thousands support bus strike in Dublin city marchEnda Kenny says there are no winners from bus workers’ industrial actionFri May 01 2015 - 18:41
Union says bus workers’ resolve will harden after legal actionHundreds of thousands of people affected by 48-hour strike action across countryFri May 01 2015 - 14:47
The strike by bus workers: the questions and answersWhat are the issues surrounding the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann stoppage?Fri May 01 2015 - 08:47
Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann set to sue trade unions for lossesIndustrial action set to run for 48 hours over Friday and Saturday after talks break downThu Apr 30 2015 - 21:15
Bus strike: Omens never looked good for late dealAnalysis: LRC talks process collapsed after two hoursThu Apr 30 2015 - 20:46
Bus stoppages to go ahead this weekendDonohoe says State bus staff would not have to move to private operatorsWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Bus strikes to cause disruption over May and June bank holidaysSiptu and NBRU members to hold stoppages over opposition to potential privatisationTue Apr 28 2015 - 18:08
‘Right’ that public sector invited to pay restoration talks, says BurtonTánaiste would not comment on reports that 2-3 per cent increases were plannedMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Dunnes workers planning major protest march in DublinMandate shop stewards decide to defer further strike action at retailer for the momentSun Apr 26 2015 - 16:40
Union plans one-day strike in bid to end apprentice levyTEEU seeks 5% pay hike for electricians, plumbers, fitters and craft workersSun Apr 26 2015 - 15:07
FF/Green cabinet told water metering plan could cost €500 - €600 millionCost of meters could hit €1,000 in some casesSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Cut of €7m from public service payments under new systemGovernment raising subsistence allowances but qualifying criteria will be tougherSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Siptu: Spend 2 cent on services for every 1 cent in tax cutsJack O’Connor says taxation measures must be aimed at low and middle income earnersFri Apr 24 2015 - 16:27
7,000 staff at ESB look set to get pay increases of 2 per cent from AprilInternal joint council reported to have agreed rise after pay freeze ended last yearFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Brendan Howlin: Pay talks to benefit low-paid workersMinister to seek Cabinet approval to enter into public pay talks with unionsThu Apr 23 2015 - 14:16
St Vincent’s private has ‘parasitic dependence’ on public hospitalHSE says a special administration for hospital may now have to be consideredThu Apr 23 2015 - 12:31
Howlin urged to tell Cabinet colleagues to manage their expectations for pay talksSiptu to rule out new productivity in return for pay restorationThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
NTA proposes retention of terms for bus staff moving firmsAuthority’s chief executive calls on unions at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann to call off strikesWed Apr 22 2015 - 13:55
Minister urges bus unions back to talks ahead of strikesBus strikes will cause grave difficulties for passengers, says Paschal DonohoeTue Apr 21 2015 - 14:11
The strike by bus workers: the questions and answersAll Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann services will likely come to a halt on seven days in MayTue Apr 21 2015 - 14:00
Civil servants rule out additional productivityUnion chief says Ministers’ comments ‘exremely unhelpful’ ahead of talksThu Apr 16 2015 - 19:19
Civil servants rule out extra work in return for pay risesPSEU president says there will be no further concessions by staff seeking pay restorationThu Apr 16 2015 - 16:12
NBRU ‘will not negotiate’ staff transfers to private bus operatorsUnions tell Minister further industrial unrest could take place in weeks aheadThu Apr 16 2015 - 08:30
Low Pay Commission to make first report by JulyCommission will advise Government on the appropriate rate for minimum wageTue Apr 14 2015 - 17:43
About 6 per cent of nurses bullied on daily basis, study findsINMO survey says workplace bullying has increased by 13.4 per cent in four yearsTue Apr 14 2015 - 17:01
Comments by Fine Gael on pay talks are ‘unhelpful’, says LabourMinisters in senior party say reversal of wage cuts must lead to increased productivityTue Apr 14 2015 - 01:00
Doctors divided over plan to provide free GP care for under-sixesNational Association of General Practitioners rejects proposal while the IMO supports itMon Apr 13 2015 - 21:00
Passengers to be hit by bus stoppage next monthNBRU members to stage action over privatisation plansMon Apr 13 2015 - 19:12
Industrial action at Dunnes Stores likely to escalateNational meeting of shop stewards to be held to look at further protestsMon Apr 13 2015 - 15:24
GP union rejects under six deal at emergency meetingIMO says GP under six deal represents ‘good first step’Sun Apr 12 2015 - 14:33
Universal health insurance just another tax, says IMOIrish Medical Organisation president says doctors favour ‘universal healthcare’Sun Apr 12 2015 - 12:01
Some 24-hour health services may have to be curtailed to meet limits on doctors’ hoursVaradkar says political leadership will be needed if EU rules are to be implementedSat Apr 11 2015 - 17:04
Govt ‘to seek extra productivity in return for pay rises’Leo Varadkar says he would find it hard to accept pay deal at expense of servicesSat Apr 11 2015 - 16:02
Severe transport disruption likely as bus drivers vote to strikeDispute over plan for 10 per cent of routes operated by companies to go out to tenderSat Apr 11 2015 - 11:25
Varadkar to back ‘zero budgeting’ exercise for health serviceMinister to tell IMO conference no extra funding will be given to inefficient servicesFri Apr 10 2015 - 22:30
Free GP care scheme for children under age 6 to come into effect in July‘Major step’ in improving access, quality and affordability of care, says VaradkarFri Apr 10 2015 - 01:00
