Process of tendering 10% bus routes to continue, Minister saysPlanned strike by Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann called offThu May 14 2015 - 14:21
Talks continue to avert bus strikeTwo-day work stoppage scheduled for Friday and SaturdayWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Public pay rises could spark private sector demands – EU CommissionCommissioner Pierre Moscovici set to raise State’s ‘cost-competitiveness’ on Dublin tripWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Pay talks for public servants start with 15-minute sessionGovernment wants process finished by end of JuneTue May 12 2015 - 15:38
Dunnes Stores staff to get 3 per cent pay increaseUnion says retailer must also introduce secure, banded hour contractsTue May 12 2015 - 13:53
Talks to avert more bus strikes could run for daysDublin Bus and Bus Éireann staff scheduled to stop work on Friday and SaturdayTue May 12 2015 - 06:21
Unions to seek flat-rate rise as public sector talks beginGovernment has earmarked between €250m and €300m for pay restorationTue May 12 2015 - 01:00
Workers could be forced to join ‘company unions’, Unite claimsUnite union criticises Government plans for collective bargaining reformsMon May 11 2015 - 11:58
Talks planned over second Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann strikeLabour Relations Committee has invited unions and management to talks at 3pmMon May 11 2015 - 06:28
Analysis: Document reveals extra funding sought by HSEHealth Service Executive requested €1.4bn, more than double the amount providedMon May 11 2015 - 01:00
HSE devoid of system to analyse risks to patientsWarning given to Coalition last year as part of proposal for €600m to develop servicesMon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Confidential report shows HSE sought extra €1.4bn in fundingHSE warned Department of Health further savings and efficiencies no longer possibleMon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Bus strike: Fresh talks scheduled in bid to avert stoppageCost of dispute to companies at €3m so far as latest shutdown set for Friday and SaturdaySun May 10 2015 - 17:32
Higher civil servants in no mood for reform linked to pay cutsAssociation of Higher Civil and Public Servants says net pay now at levels of 13 years agoSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
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
