Recruitment and retention a key factor as survey finds firms anticipating pay increases of over 4% in 2024 Conference hears different views on implications of EU Directive for employers and unionsThu Mar 07 2024 - 18:35
State sector facing increased competition to secure staff for top level positions, says DonohoeMinister defends establishment of new body but accepts it is ‘a sensitive topic’Thu Mar 07 2024 - 13:31
Compensation set for workers whose remote working requests are not reasonably considered New code of conduct for employers sets out basis for considering requests for flexible and remote workingThu Mar 07 2024 - 12:42
Senior staff raise concerns over financial governance at Technological University DublinDetailed letter to president of Technological University Dublin from two dozen heads of department lists a number of issues of concern over financial governanceThu Mar 07 2024 - 06:00
Welcome for later retirement age legislation, but warning that income is major barrier to those looking to retireThe CEO of Active Retirement Ireland acknowledged there was ‘an enormous gap’ between those on private pensions and those who would be reliant on the State pensionWed Mar 06 2024 - 08:38
Employees to be allowed work until State pension age of 66 under new lawMove would end anomaly that saw people obliged to retire a year before they could access pensionTue Mar 05 2024 - 19:55
Business wants more supports to ease hit of Government-backed pay hikesNew report shows small restaurants and retailers face 19% increase in costs by 2026Tue Mar 05 2024 - 17:46
More than 60% of workers with caring responsibilities report impact on mental health Ibec says Government employers need to provide additional supportsTue Mar 05 2024 - 06:00
Unions believe they are having moment in North but say funding is key to stable futureIctu to launch document in which it argues for a greater role in government-backed bodies in Northern IrelandTue Mar 05 2024 - 05:00
Return union representatives to state boards in NI and banish ‘quangocrats’, says Ictu Unions in 1988 had more than 50 representatives on public bodies, but by 2008 this had fallen to 22 and just eight nowTue Mar 05 2024 - 05:00
All-Ireland contemporary dance company ‘a new dawn’ for art formCollaborative venture to be led by Liz Roche Company will involve Belfast-based Maiden Voyage Dance and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of LimerickMon Mar 04 2024 - 05:00
President Higgins to be assessed on Monday ahead of possible discharge from hospitalPresident stayed in hospital as precaution due to blood pressure concernsSun Mar 03 2024 - 18:56
Online abuse putting young women off political careers, female ex-tánaistí say Frances Fitzgerald recently had to go to gardaí over threat to sons while sexism still a day-to-day realityFri Mar 01 2024 - 18:06
Explainer: Exit deals and payoffs in publicly funded organisationsOpposition politicians have called for greater transparency around packages given to senior executives, following revelations about HSE payment to Dean SullivanThu Feb 29 2024 - 21:27
Staff at Body Shop stores in Republic left without month’s pay and redundancy, says unionStaff and representatives had difficulty contacting new owners of business during two weeks’ notice given on closuresThu Feb 29 2024 - 19:24
More high-cost HSE redundancies may follow €389,000 package for former executive, says Donnelly Dean Sullivan’s redundancy payment in line with Government policy, according to Paschal DonohoeThu Feb 29 2024 - 16:12
Robust complaints procedure central to Defence Forces’ cultural change, committee toldProf Brian MacCraith says the country’s most senior officer had acknowledged there was a widespread lack of faith in the existing complaints system within the Defence ForcesTue Feb 27 2024 - 22:33
TU Dublin governing body promises action on university’s finances following HEA criticismStrongly worded letter sent by HEA chief Dr Alan Wall outlines ‘serious concerns’ about handling of financial crises at the institutionTue Feb 27 2024 - 21:50
Trade unions Unite and NBRU in talks over mergerNBRU would retain its own identity within the Irish wing of UniteTue Feb 27 2024 - 20:03
Two RTÉ staff members paid separately by commercial subsidiary for producing Toy Show the MusicalJane Murphy and Katherine Drohan, who previously worked on Late Late Show, credited with creating ill-fated projectThu Feb 22 2024 - 17:54
Online safety regulator will stand up to big tech firms, leadership tells Oireachtas committeeSome recently raised issues not ‘black and white’ but body will deliver on responsibilities, says Online Safety CommissionerTue Feb 20 2024 - 18:51
Government must address increasing antisocial behaviour on public transport, says SiptuUnion says passengers and staff are suffering as the number of incidents on buses, trams and trains continues to growTue Feb 20 2024 - 17:52
‘Little or no progress’ made by Government on children’s mental health supports, report saysCoalition has done well in areas such as online safety, affordable access to childcare and school books scheme expansion, Children’s Rights Alliance saysTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
‘It’s very stressful’: Over 80% of public transport workers say they have been target of abuse Union renews push for dedicated transport police as its members across Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Luas say problems are getting worseTue Feb 20 2024 - 05:00
‘I managed to hop, walk and crawl to the end’: Fundraiser finishes 50th marathon in 50 days in DublinDymtro Moyseyev raised more than €5,000 for Irish Cancer SocietySun Feb 18 2024 - 21:44
Irish residential property prices could increase by 5% in 2024, report saysInstitute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers chief notes that with population increasing, there have been suggestions the Government’s targets for new-builds should be increased substantiallySun Feb 18 2024 - 18:48
Consultant doctors lose WRC age-discrimination case over 2012 pay cuts for new entrantsUnder the changes, consultants taking up roles after October 1st paid 30% less than colleagues already in placeSat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Kevin Bakhurst did not get exit deal in 2016, RTÉ saysBroadcaster declines to reveal other senior managers who benefited from termination payments as Minister for Media says Breda O’Keeffe has ‘moral obligation’ to pay back €450,000Sat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Potential tax implications for RTÉ on Breda O’Keeffe redundancy payment would be minor, lawyer saysHighly unlikely former chief financial officer would face tax liability unless it was established she was responsible for the way things had been done, expert saysThu Feb 15 2024 - 20:19
Electoral Commission to address uncertainty over next month’s referendumsCommission to spend €3m explaining the issues involved and on promoting engagementThu Feb 15 2024 - 20:04
Postgraduate researchers protest over pay: ‘People are skipping meals in order to do research here’'Love Irish Research' themed events took place at University College Dublin, Dublin City University, University of Galway, Maynooth University and Trinity College DublinWed Feb 14 2024 - 22:09
Social media platforms using AI to direct harmful content to children, committee toldExperts suggest a binding rule turning off algorithmic recommendations for young people by defaultWed Feb 14 2024 - 07:20
Two arrested after man (40s) hospitalised following serious assault in TipperaryGardaí appealing for witnesses to incident which took place around 2am on Tuesday near Greenane DriveTue Feb 13 2024 - 21:11
Talks in Coombe Hospital craft workers’ technology dispute set for WRCThe union has argued its members should be entitled a share of any savings made through the increased use of hand-held devices.Mon Feb 12 2024 - 15:44
Ictu urges private sector unions to seek pay rises of up to 6%Unions argue private sector workers have ground to recover after decline in real wages over past two yearsMon Feb 12 2024 - 05:00
‘No complacency’ in Green Party about referendums, says Minister, as poll shows majority intend to vote Yes Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman was speaking at launch of the party’s ‘Yes-Yes’ campaign for referendums, which will take place on March 8thFri Feb 09 2024 - 19:39
Simon Harris: Stress and strain parents have been put under amid school place shortages is utterly unnecessaryMr Harris was responding to questions about a report that more than 80 children across five counties are tutored at home because of their inability to secure places at local schoolsFri Feb 09 2024 - 19:24
‘I’m a realist’ when it comes to harnessing the power of artificial intelligence Patricia Scanlon is chairing a new committee drawn from the worlds of academia, commerce, law and technology advising Government of the potential and the perils of AIFri Feb 09 2024 - 05:00
Guidelines on remote working requests to be published within weeksSimon Coveney tells Dáil there is a sense of urgency around code of practice but Coaliton ‘also want to get this right’Thu Feb 08 2024 - 13:23
Conviction for crime should not mean ‘a lifetime of discrimination’Damien Quinn founded a charity that helps former inmates re-integrate in society after he struggled to following his release from prisonThu Feb 08 2024 - 06:00
State must recognise and support vital role played by carers, report urges ActionAid Ireland and National Women’s Council highlight society’s reliance on care provided by women and how such carers get lower pay and pensionsWed Feb 07 2024 - 05:00
Hospital workers seeking extra pay for using mobile phones to ballot for industrial actionBallot of 600 electricians, plumbers and carpenters in health sector to take place after suspension of six workers at the Coombe hospitalTue Feb 06 2024 - 18:54
Challenges facing small businesses not being recognised, argues Isme Minimum wage, restoration of the 13.5 per cent hospitality sector VAT rate and other cost increases need to be taken into account, group saysTue Feb 06 2024 - 15:21
‘It is going to have a huge impact’: What does the march of AI mean for our jobs?Trade unions are concerned that the pace of fast-moving technological developments will accelerate major changes in the workplaceSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Antoinette Cunningham to retire from role as AGSI general secretaryCunningham was first woman to become a full-time official with one of garda members’ representative bodiesThu Feb 01 2024 - 18:07
Public sector unions start move towards ballots on pay dealA handful of the largest unions could carry or defeat the deal, but the hope among the unions would be that there is a clear outcome in terms of a majority of unions and membershipTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:08
Nearly 13,000 extra nurses will be needed by 2041 to meet ‘changed demographics’To get the required number of nurses and midwives ‘there must be a laser-like focus on recruitment and retention measures’, INMO saysTue Jan 30 2024 - 20:50
Unions for voluntary sector carers to assess implications of public sector pay dealMajority of employees covered by agreement reached in October to avert strike action have not yet received promised pay increasesSun Jan 28 2024 - 20:52
Public sector pay deal hailed as good news for staff and StateMinister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe says agreement is ‘fair, equitable and affordable’, adding that it would cost the exchequer ‘€3.6bn over four budget years’Sat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
Public service pay deal: What does it mean for you? And when will the pay increases kick in?For those earning €50,000-plus, pay rises totalling 10.25 per cent will be introduced over 30 months while those earning less will get higher pay risesFri Jan 26 2024 - 19:44
