GP pressure: ‘We have 150 lines into D-Doc. Some people don’t even get our answering machine’Out-of-hours services and pharmacists are struggling to cope as patients flock to them to avoid hospitalsTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00
Remote working: ‘We’re essentially changing how people have worked for the last 100 years’ Debate over evolving business and employee needs is taking time to settle but landscape should become clearer in 2023Mon Jan 09 2023 - 03:30
Pre-pandemic remote working plan gave insurance company ‘competitive edge’Liberty Insurance’s operations in Spain, Portugal and Ireland required systems overhaul, so firm used opportunity to reflect on businessMon Jan 09 2023 - 03:30
Strike threat as nursing union demands legal minimum staffing levelsINMO to consult members on industrial action amid overcrowding crisis in hospitalsSat Jan 07 2023 - 06:00
Overcrowding crisis: HSE must reflect on why some hospitals ‘doing far better’ than others, says McGrathMinister for Finance says Government cannot be accused of underinvesting in healthFri Jan 06 2023 - 21:12
Hospital overcrowding: INMO to consult members on industrial action over staffing levelsUnion president Karen McGowan said nurses and midwives ‘are being asked to crisis manage a situation that is of our employers’ own making’.Fri Jan 06 2023 - 16:32
Hospital overcrowding: ‘There were many in that waiting room in visible agony’Sick patients have difficulty sleeping in overcrowded conditions while stress levels rise among staffWed Jan 04 2023 - 20:09
‘True scale of flu season yet to emerge’ as trolley numbers increase significantly in 24 hoursCovid numbers remain stable while HSE remains ‘concerned’ about trajectory of influenza virusSun Jan 01 2023 - 16:19
Ukrainian doctors given pathway to work in Ireland, including targeted English lessonsLanguage is the central issue but some could be registered here in less than a year, says Dr Kateryna Kachurets, a Ukrainian who arrived in Ireland in 2016Sat Dec 31 2022 - 00:00
Number of recorded workplace fatalities falls by one third in 2022Health and Safety Authority says three quarters of such deaths involved people engaged in farming and construction workFri Dec 30 2022 - 07:08
Hospitals brace for record overcrowding in new year as infections surge in StateFresh wave of Covid-19 in China sparks renewed discussions on potential travel restrictions across EuropeFri Dec 30 2022 - 05:00
Selflessness of donors praised after 250 organ transplants take place in 2022Gratitude expressed to families who allowed donations after losing loved onesThu Dec 29 2022 - 13:52
Covid-19: Second booster vaccines offered to people aged 18 to 49Move comes amid steep rise in coronavirus, flu and other respiratory illnesses while Niac approves vaccines for children under fiveThu Dec 29 2022 - 08:53
Over 100 foreign doctors sought for rural GP practices in bid to ease shortageHSE-backed scheme is open to all non-EU doctors and may help Ireland attract those currently planning to leave South AfricaThu Dec 29 2022 - 03:46
Ictu advises unions in private sector to seek pay rises of up to 7.5% next yearGuidance is up from the 2.5% to 4.5% figures issued this time last year for 2022Fri Dec 16 2022 - 20:13
Cases of Covid and flu set to surge after Christmas, says HSEPeople urged to take measures to help control spread of viruses as hospitals prepare to deal with increased numbers in EDsThu Dec 15 2022 - 21:00
Longer GP waiting times inevitable from April due to expanded free access, committee hearsDoctors’ representatives says is has target of 1,800 more GPs by 2028 but admits it is unlikely to be achieved as TDs claim there is no planWed Dec 14 2022 - 13:58
Vouchers up to €1,000 for RTÉ staff as broadcaster plans €1.5 million spendA non-taxable voucher will be issued in early 2023 and a further voucher of €500 in January 2024Wed Dec 14 2022 - 12:00
Implementation of measures to support student nurses and midwives welcomed by INMOStephen Donnelly says move of pay and allowances underlines Government’s determination to retain nursing talentTue Dec 13 2022 - 20:42
Greater awareness of workplace supports for people with autism required, committee told Seventy per cent of employers have said they were unaware of grants available to support employees through ‘reasonable accommodations’Tue Dec 13 2022 - 19:46
Strike planned at Whiddy Island oil terminal on Tuesday deferredProposals considered for site where much of Ireland’s strategic oil reserve is storedMon Dec 12 2022 - 20:03
Junior doctors to vote on deal aimed at addressing working hours and payroll issues IMO recommends acceptance of deal, saying it will lead to end of ‘unsafe and illegal hours’ for its membersMon Dec 12 2022 - 18:06
Health service requires more than consultants being rostered for more hours, says IMOOrganisation tells members new offer is significant improvement on 2021 draft but doubts remainMon Dec 12 2022 - 05:00
Security industry officials meet to try to break impasse over pay dealCriticism of Minister’s failure to fight for agreement between employers and workers he was due to sign in AugustMon Dec 12 2022 - 01:00
Ronan Collins to step down from RTÉ show after 43 yearsBroadcaster will continue to present The Collins Collection on bank holidaysFri Dec 09 2022 - 12:56
Bill to provide for flexible and remote working set to be debated in Dáil Limited time allowed ‘ridiculous’ given scale of change being made at last minute, says Sinn FéinTue Dec 06 2022 - 21:40
Vodafone’s retail staff in Ireland to get 16% pay riseInflation-busting increase aims to ease pressure of ‘challenging economic environment’, company saysTue Dec 06 2022 - 19:00
Union calls on Rehab to honour Labour Court recommendation on redundancy terms Employees were paid significantly less than terms specified in agreement with company when Limerick logistics centre shut down last yearTue Dec 06 2022 - 16:05
First secretary of NUJ in Ireland dies aged 93Jim Eadie was credited with the development of the union across IrelandTue Dec 06 2022 - 12:56
Adult education tutors protest in long-running dispute over public service contract Labour Court recommended that Department of Education formulate offer in March 2020 but tutors say they are still waiting to see itFri Dec 02 2022 - 19:01
Intel may seek up to 100 redundancies and unpaid leave schemeGovernment figures expect redundancies in January or FebruaryFri Dec 02 2022 - 16:58
Almost 5,000 undocumented given permission to remain under ‘once in generation’ schemeThe scheme was open to those who had spent at least four years in the State without immigration statusThu Dec 01 2022 - 22:04
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
