Government approves establishment of new system for setting pay in childcare sector
O’Gorman says more favourable wages, working conditions necessary to attract staff
Ex-Debenhams workers end 406-day dispute and accept €3m training fund
Workers say they were disappointed but voted for Government offer after months of pickets
Cabinet expected to approve plans to reverse extra hours in public service
Group to look at cost and service implications of rolling back hours added in 2013
Former Debenhams workers protest a year on from closure
‘We were devastated,’ says former shop steward at march outside Henry Street branch
Debenhams workers live with the trauma of liquidation one year on
Bitter dispute appears near resolution after a year of protests and pickets
Driving Dublin bus ‘more demanding’ than operating Luas
Union says driving bus in ‘concrete jungle’ is ‘onerous’ and will bring findings to pay talks
Concern expressed over quality of people applying to be judges
Letter reminds public service pay body of view expressed previously about judicial recruitment
We bought the bank, and now we live in it
Returning to Co Kildare from Oz, Kevin and Lisa-Maria Duffy bought a bank to live in
Siptu and Unite reach deal on representing crane operators
Unions to run rule over number of operators who are members of each union and of both
Talks to avert strike by train drivers over mentoring row
Drivers reject deal that would see them receive 1.15% pay rise for past productivity
Proposals by expert group on water ‘would not breach EU rules’
Group chairman Kevin Duffy tells Oireachtas committee exchequer should pay for water
Coveney makes his housing move
Inside Politics: Legislation before Christmas will cap annual rent increases in Cork and Dublin at 4 per cent
Water charges and property tax may be combined, says FF
Micheál Martin looks to creation of single household charge but not before 2019
‘Polish your protest boots,’ TD says as details of water report emerges
Most households will not pay for utility under report recommendations
Garda representatives crossing a line
Kevin Duffy’s ‘mutiny’ remark captured what others were thinking
Head of Pay Commission retracts garda ‘mutiny’ comments
Kevin Duffy faced criticism but Taoiseach insisted he was ‘outstanding individual’
Garda representatives angered by pay strike ‘mutiny’ claim
Minister backs pay commission chief Kevin Duffy after comments about Garda dispute
Water charges an issue that refuses to flow away
As Oireachtas committee is assembled, water funding keeps taunting Government parties
Government needs vision and delivery plan for public-sector pay
Cabinet must behave like a corporate entity to end uncertainty on public pay policy
Garda set to be offered new pay deal by Government
There is caution on whether new proposals will be enough to prevent threatened strike
Gardaí and teachers urged to engage in talks on grievances
Minister says Lansdowne Road pay deal is only option amid threats of industrial action
John McManus: Paul Murphy is Ireland’s Boris Johnson
Irish Water is to Murphy what Euroscepticsm was to Johnson. It is the single issue that keeps on giving and that he never wants to see resolved
Ex-Labour Court head Kevin Duffy to chair water group
Kevin Duffy to take over water charge commission role vacated by Joe O’Toole
Former Labour Court chair to lead water commission
Simon Coveney to appoint Kevin Duffy as chairman after Joe O’Toole’s resignation
Government starts investigation into Clerys store sale
Natrium consortium’s €29m purchase examined for breaches of employment law
Clerys situations should be made illegal, report says
Major new protections for workers are among proposals in new labour study
Government to review worker protections in Clerys-type deals
Legal experts will examine situations where company’s assets are split from operating entity
Train drivers back deal to resolve row over past productivity
NBRU warns against unilateral move to increase frequency of Darts in the New Year
Anthony Cunningham deserves sympathy as gloom descends on Galway
A manager does need player support but it’s hard to avoid feeling he was badly treated
Labour Court issues proposals to resolve rail dispute
New talks process on productivity and assessment of terms, conditions proposed
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