Public sector jobs rising despite budget promisesPublic sector job numbers continue to rise despite the cap on recruitment announced by the then Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Departments can hire staff directly under new recruitment schemeGovernment Departments will be able to directly hire staff under a new recruitment system for the public service which came into…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
SIPTU tells Harney to press ahead with health reformThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Ms Harney, was urged yesterday to inject some "urgency and energy" into the "flagging" …Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Bord na Mona unions to discuss strike noticeUnions at Bord na Móna meet tomorrow to consider issuing strike notice after members voted by a big majority for industrial action…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
New group formed to give Ryanair pilots 'united voice'Ryanair said yesterday it would continue to deal directly with employees after unions announced the formation of a new association…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Dunnes worker sacked over smell of alcohol is awarded €54,000A Dunnes Stores employee who was sacked after turning up for work while allegedly "drunk" has been awarded €54,000 in compensation…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Gaelscoil to pay dismissed secretaryThe Co Meath Gaelscoil at the centre of a row over religious teaching two years ago has been ordered to compensate a woman who…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
FAS forecasts 32,000 extra jobs next yearTens of thousands more jobs will be created over the next year and continued immigration will be required to help fill them, …Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Employers' absenteeism claim bogus, says ICTUA claim by IBEC that absenteeism costs businesses €1Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
Guitar maker sounds positive noteGuitars have been a life-long obsession for Alistair Hay, a young Donegal-based entrepreneur.Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
Quick results expected in new portfolioEnterprise: No-one could blame Mr Micheál Martin if he arrived for work this morning with an extra spring in his stepThu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Concern over nuclear waste shipmentFrance and the US have been asked by the Government for an assurance that a shipment of nuclear waste currently in transit will…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
Public transport talks abandoned after 3 hoursA plan to secure agreement on the future of public transport by tomorrow was abandoned yesterday after just three hours of talks…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Unemployed group optimistic about significant increase in social spendingThe Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed will seek a social welfare increase in the December Budget to take the basic…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Dunnes employee sacked for refusing to shave, report showsA Dunnes Stores employee was sacked for refusing to shave the goatee beard he had worn for 38 years or wear a hygiene mask at…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
630 jobs to go in Fruit of Loom closureA further serious jobs blow was delivered to the north west yesterday with the announcement by Fruit of the Loom that it is to…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Talks aim to resolve public transport dispute between Brennan and unionsTalks beginning today at the Labour Relations Commission will help determine the shape of public transport for the future, a …Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Waiter wins €650 in minimum wage payment claimA waiter employed by a company jointly owned by Dublin City Council who claimed he was receiving less than the minimum wage has…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Looming reshuffle may limit chances of public transport dealUncertainty over the future make-up of the Cabinet has undermined the prospect of a deal being achieved this week on the future…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Pilot failure led to crash at stud farm, says reportA pilot's failure to achieve adequate air speed for take-off was the cause of an aircraft crash at a Limerick stud farm in which…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Government denies putting back decentralisation deadlineThe Government yesterday rejected a Labour Party claim that it had further postponed the deadline for public servants to apply…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to begin six weeks of talks with unionsUnions and management at Aer Lingus meet today to begin six weeks of talks on the airline's plan to restructure operations and…Mon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00
Migrants' rights ruling welcomedA Labour Court decision that employers must take extra care to uphold the rights of migrant workers has been welcomed as "groundbreaking…Mon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00
Aer Lingus cuts talks begin on MondayTalks between Aer Lingus management and unions on the airline's plan to restructure operations and cut more than 1,300 jobs start…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
¿5,000 for manager in bullying inquiryA Budget Travel office manager who was sacked after an investigation into complaints she had bullied staff has been awarded almost…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Tribunal supports sacked bus driverA Bus Éireann driver who was sacked after twice failing to issue all his passengers with tickets should be reinstated, the Employment…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Report says 2003 set a record for industrial peaceLast year was one of the best ever for industrial peace, with fewer disputes taking place than in any year since records began…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
ATMs to return to normal as strike endsATM services in Dublin and elsewhere in the east are expected to return to normal within days following yesterday's resolution…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Employers and unions ratify deal for 5.5% pay riseMore than half a million workers are in line to receive a 5Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Transport firm workers did not get pay rise for five yearsA Tipperary-based transport company has been criticised by the Labour Court for failing to give workers a pay increase for nearly…Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Site for Ryanair staff to air grievances launchedRyanair yesterday reacted to a new trade union campaign about its conditions of employment by claiming its staff were better …Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Aer Lingus talks on 1,325 job cuts resume next weekUnions and management at Aer Lingus resume discussions on Monday on the firm's plan to cut 1,325 jobs over the next three years…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Jobs plan overlooks people in rural areas - INOUPeople in rural areas are not being catered for in the Government's employment action plan, it has been claimed.Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Aer Lingus talks avert threat of disruptionA threat of disruption to Aer Lingus flights this weekend was lifted yesterday after talks were arranged between SIPTU and the…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Strike to continue as Brinks staff reject proposalsA strike at the cash delivery company, Brinks Allied, is to continue after workers yesterday rejected settlement proposals from…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Ryanair pilot had heart attack on flightA Ryanair pilot on his first flight with the airline made an emergency landing at Charleroi Airport in Belgium after the captain…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Brinks staff to vote on new proposalsWorkers at Brinks Allied vote today on new proposals to resolve their month-old dispute.Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
SIPTU row with Aer Lingus may disrupt Saturday flightsAer Lingus flights from Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports are facing disruption on Saturday because of an escalating row over…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Decentralisation and job cuts blamed for low morale at FASDecentralisation and a plan to cut staff have been blamed by FÁS for a decline in morale highlighted in a major survey of its…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Banks say strike will not worsen ATM servicesBank customers have been told that ATM services will not deteriorate further as a result of the strike at Brinks Allied, which…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Bank officials vote to reject pay dealA review of the partnership process is to be sought by the Irish Bank Officials' Association after an overwhelming vote by its…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Two die in road accidents and rider killed at Ulster Grand PrixA Scottish motorcyclist was killed at the weekend in a four-vehicle crash at the Ulster Grand Prix in Co AntrimMon Aug 23 2004 - 01:00
Banks to continue ATM service despite strikeBanks say they expect to maintain ATM services at current levels despite a strike at the Brinks Allied cash delivery company, …Mon Aug 23 2004 - 01:00
Strike to proceed after Brinks rejects proposalsATM services in Dublin and elsewhere in the east face the threat of increased disruption from Monday because of a planned strike…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
Teacher says hers was not an isolated case of gender discriminationA schoolteacher awarded a record payment by the Equality Tribunal says she believes the discrimination she suffered was not an…Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
INTO to seek talks after record awardA teachers' union is to seek "urgent talks" with the Department of Education following a record award by the Equality Tribunal…Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
ATM service staff defer strike until MondayA strike at cash delivery company Brinks Allied has been deferred until Monday to give the parties time to consider a Labour …Thu Aug 19 2004 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to proceed with job cuts despite vote to strikeAer Lingus said yesterday it was proceeding with its plan to cut 1,325 jobs despite an overwhelming vote in favour of industrial…Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
