Starting pay well below minimum wages is turning people off apprenticeships, union warnsConnect calls for Government to address exemption in legislation that leaves some of 8,000 first year apprentices earning less than €7 per hourThu Dec 01 2022 - 17:33
Four-day-week trial ‘very positive’, says recruitment firm founder‘Our experience is that the carrot is so big, you don’t need a stick,’ says Barry Prost of Rent a RecruiterWed Nov 30 2022 - 06:59
Four-day work week can significantly benefit employers and staff, study findsParticipants cite advantages such as reduced stress, improved family time and better sleepWed Nov 30 2022 - 05:00
Q&A: What does the new law on tipping mean when it’s time to pay the bill?Businesses will have to have and clearly display a policy on how the money is distributed among staffTue Nov 29 2022 - 18:00
Senior civil servants query Donnelly’s comments that secret recordings were ‘in the public interest’Minister’s comment said to have caused “considerable upset” and raised fears about working conditions across the public serviceMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
ICTU says ‘next big phase’ of housing campaign is referendum on the issueFocus Ireland’s Louise Bayliss tells protest that homelessness or the threat of it is no longer something that is confined to poorest in societySun Nov 27 2022 - 19:00
Housing crisis: Calls for social homes on public land as thousands march in DublinNurses, midwives, teachers, guards and others paying 50% of their salary in rent, union leader saysSat Nov 26 2022 - 17:51
Child’s play: Football club’s Christmas season appeal edges towards targetBohemians again aiming to provide a present for every child in a Direct provision centreSat Nov 26 2022 - 13:05
‘No to Black Friday consumerism’: Protest at Amazon’s Dublin officesIrish event tying in with international campaign attracts a small turnout but organisers plan to ‘escalate’ actionFri Nov 25 2022 - 20:01
Majority of HSE staff to get 3% rise before Christmas, unions toldSuggestion that capacity issues will prevent staff in two regions getting cash until new year ‘completely unacceptable’, says IMOFri Nov 25 2022 - 19:48
Over 50s need better access to ‘good part-time jobs’, report suggestsStudy finds some 80,000 workers are in this category with women making up 54 per centFri Nov 25 2022 - 10:48
Efforts being made to deliver 3% pay rise for staff before Christmas, HSE saysNurses union says it is ‘particularly galling’ its members are being made to wait for money due to them while other sectors of public and civil service receive theirsWed Nov 23 2022 - 19:36
Union calls on Minister for talks on proposed changes to Garda support staff recruitmentPlans for clerical and other support staff to be directly recruited by An Garda Síochána contained in Bill approved by Cabinet this weekWed Nov 23 2022 - 13:37
Frontline health worker unions seek meeting with HSE over fears pay rise won’t be received by ChristmasSiptu describes uncertainty over implementation of increase and payment of back money by Christmas as ‘unacceptable’Tue Nov 22 2022 - 19:34
Lack of basic facilities discouraging women from taking up building and other trades, says union Engineering union Connect says construction industry and other sectors are far behind in supports for women workersFri Nov 18 2022 - 17:55
Water services workers vote for strike unless job guarantees are metMore than 3,000 workers are affected by proposed move from local authorities to Irish WaterFri Nov 18 2022 - 14:50
Pay increases for teachers to take effect from this weekArrears relating to pay rises that came into effect in February and October are also due to be paidThu Nov 17 2022 - 05:00
Approval given by Cabinet to proceed with ‘living wage’ planLiving Wage Technical Group argues for quicker progress and wage should currently be €13.85Wed Nov 16 2022 - 21:23
Government to call in Russian ambassador after Taoiseach and more than 50 other Irish officials are banned from entering countryRussian ministry says ‘key representatives of the leadership and politicians of Ireland’ have been put on ‘stop list’Wed Nov 16 2022 - 19:54
No jobs expected to be lost at Amazon’s Irish operation - VaradkarTanaiste says overall jobs outlook in Ireland remains positive with net growth projected for year aheadWed Nov 16 2022 - 18:06
Housing crisis now ‘most important’ issue for unions, says IctuNational rally for housing to take place in Dublin on November 26thWed Nov 16 2022 - 09:50
New independent body required to oversee hospitality industry - report Joint Committee on Tourism supports range of measures including improvements to pay and conditions but employers critical of characterisation of sectorTue Nov 15 2022 - 21:11
Restrictions placed on women in workplace in earlier era would be considered ‘unbeliveable’ today, says McGrathRole of civil servants in fight for gender equality acknowledged as history of CPSU launchedTue Nov 08 2022 - 21:08
HSE ‘robbing’ nurses from other countries as Irish-trained nurses move abroad, says INMONumber of people waiting on trolleys surpassed 100,000 more quickly in 2022 than in any previous yearTue Nov 08 2022 - 10:31
Bus and rail union calls for family-friendly policies to help bolster driver numbersNBRU also to consider access to services and safety issues and first national conference in three yearsSun Oct 09 2022 - 17:00
Unions formally accept public-sector pay deal for rises of 6.5%First pay rise under two-year agreement to be backdated to the start of FebruaryFri Oct 07 2022 - 11:57
Fórsa and Siptu members back new public service pay dealAgreement set to be formally endorsed by union side at Ictu meeting on Friday morningThu Oct 06 2022 - 20:03
Green Party set to make fresh push for windfall tax on energy companiesRyan confirms contingency planning for power shortages, expects high prices to be bigger issueWed Aug 24 2022 - 18:52
Public service union negotiators recommend ‘coordinated campaign’ including industrial action ballots Unions said they were ‘no longer prepared to discuss’ an extension of the Building Momentum agreement to cover pay in 2023 until improved terms are agreedFri Jul 15 2022 - 14:50
Public sector pay talks stall as unions reject 5% increase over two yearsTrade unions critical of Government’s pay offer say it falls ‘far short’ of cost-of-living increasesFri Jun 17 2022 - 20:04
Hospital inpatient and outpatient fees could be scrapped, says DonnellyA&E department fees unlikely to be dropped as part of Government reviewSat May 21 2022 - 10:00
Paid leave for victims of domestic violence supported by main public sector unionFórsa conference hears New Zealand brought in family violence leave in 2019Fri May 20 2022 - 17:29
Potential for strike action where employers fail to recognise impact of inflation – ICTUICTU president tells conference CEO pay deals put claims by workers in ‘perspective’Fri May 20 2022 - 12:40
Schools ‘dipping into’ allocation for secretaries to pay rising billsMost school secretaries are still paid out of grants that school boards can use at their discretionThu May 19 2022 - 22:00
Fórsa conference: ‘People are struggling to put food on the table’Pay most pressing issue for trade union delegates given steep rise in cost of livingThu May 19 2022 - 18:22
Need for new ‘social dialogue’ to address cost of living, says FórsaImprovements to social services can be factor in new pay deal, conference delegates toldThu May 19 2022 - 13:16
‘Decisive’ action needed to address impact of inflation on incomes, Fórsa president saysPublic sector pay deal and remote working among issues to be debated at union’s conferenceWed May 18 2022 - 19:32
Dublin airport under growing pressure to cut passenger delaysDAA facing heavy criticism over terms and conditions on offer to security staff it is hiringThu Mar 31 2022 - 01:00
Siptu grapples with drift between inflation and pay claimsMany members tied into multiyear deals with no provision for cost of living spikesWed Mar 30 2022 - 21:42
Dublin Airport accused of ‘race to the bottom’ on conditions for security staffStaff being hired to cut queues must be available 40 hours per week but only guaranteed 20, Dáil toldWed Mar 30 2022 - 15:07
Call for pay rises above 5.5% from unions likely as inflation bitesIdea that pay increases will fuel inflation should be ‘utterly rejected’ - Ictu presidentWed Mar 30 2022 - 12:10
All workers to be entitled to 10 days paid sick leave by 2026 under new planMeasures to be announced by Varadkar do not go far enough, Siptu official saysWed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
Pay claims in line with inflation not unreasonable, says SiptuCompany’s ability to pay will be factor but union says it will protect members’ incomeTue Mar 29 2022 - 21:24
Need for Government engagement on review of pay agreement, says SiptuUnion calls for talks on pay and expects implementation on hours restorationTue Mar 29 2022 - 21:12
Siptu forum hears of sparse sick pay provision in meat plantsProposed legislation will not go far enough to protect workers in some sectors, says officialTue Mar 29 2022 - 17:34
Michael D Higgins will warn soaring inflation is leading to rise in ‘working poor’Siptu will press for pay increases that address high inflation, conference toldTue Mar 29 2022 - 00:01
Raising pension age would be Fine Gael’s ‘political death warrant’, says SiptuUnion takes hard line at annual conference where delegates back call to ‘put FG on notice’Mon Mar 28 2022 - 18:48
Shamrock Rovers see off Dundalk as slow start continuesGoals from Danny Mandroiu and Dylan Watts decide the contest in TallaghtFri Apr 02 2021 - 22:47
Rovers v Dundalk: Bradley’s budget talk provides bit of pre-match needleDundalk in slightly greater need of a result in Friday night’s clash at Tallaght StadiumFri Apr 02 2021 - 04:00
Hotel quarantine leaves Shamrock Rovers without Roberto LopesDefender played in Cape Verde’s African Cup of Nations qualifying win over CameroonThu Apr 01 2021 - 13:29
