Paramedics to vote on proposal for ending extended dispute at National Ambulance Service
Ballot to take place on deal providing basic pay rises of more than 20% in return for work practice-changes and loss of premium payments
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PTSB agrees 4% pay rise with staff following months of union negotiations
The pay rises, which will be backdated to the start of the year, while entry-level salary will jump by just over €2,000
CIÉ could collapse amid potential €4bn pension liabilities if asset values fall, unions tell workers
Ballot on plans to reform pension schemes at State-owned transport group to commence next week
‘Outsourcing’ RTÉ shows will put licence payers’ money in private hands, committee to hear
RTÉ group of unions to criticise ‘closure’ of religious affairs programming department
RTÉ staff vote to accept pay rise of 6% over 2.5 years
Anyone earning less than €50,000 next year to get extra 0.5% on top
Jones Engineering drops Unite case
Construction group was pursuing union and three officials for losses
Short Brothers unions meet UK political leaders over fears for 2,000 jobs
Sources suggest talks with potential buyers under way as workers’ representatives press for single owner of troubled Belfast aerospace factory
Unions bid to secure 2,000 jobs at Spirit’s Belfast plant
European aircraft manufacturer may yet acquire other elements of Belfast site in €387m deal
Extreme weather events show need for more legal protections for workers, says union
Unite wants non-essential outdoor work suspended during extreme weather events and workers impacted to be paid
Industrial action by more than 80,000 healthcare workers on Monday called off
Decision follows 22 hours of engagement at Workplace Relations Commission
HSE and unions to meet again on Saturday after WRC talks fail to produce agreement
Unless compromise can be reached, 80,000 healthcare workers will begin work-to-rule on Monday
Psychiatric nurses to start work-to-rule over staffing levels
Other healthcare unions to attend meetings on Thursday but will not defer next week’s industrial action
Glanbia to make up to 60 roles redundant at its Irish operations
Reorganisation of finance, HR and IT roles will involve a mix of voluntary and compulsory redundancies, with some activities outsourced to third parties
Jones Engineering faces OECD complaint over pay row
Unite and international union body pursue builder over court action against shop stewards
More than 80,000 HSE workers including nurses vote for industrial action
Votes raise the prospect of serious disruption to services early in the new year
Cancer survivor Brendan Ogle to appeal WRC rejection of claim he was discriminated against
Trade unionist alleged he was sidelined by Unite after his return to work following treatment
Richie Boucher joins Glen Dimplex supervisory board
Founder Martin Naughton will move to new honorary role within the group’s oversight body
Unite members picket sites over austerity-era cuts
Union say it will continue pickets until employers ‘meaningfully’ engage
Government must hold centre ground on workers’ rights to ‘counter growth of far right’, says Ictu
Unions shift collective bargaining focus from transposition of EU directive due next month to action plan required in late 2025
Aer Lingus ground and cabin crew to seek 4% pay boost following pilots deal
A previous 12.25% agreement allowed them re-enter talks with carrier should any other worker group secure better terms
Brendan Ogle loses disability discrimination claim against trade union Unite following cancer treatment
Workplace Relations Commission tribunal accepted that changes to his position were not related to his status as a cancer survivor
National children’s hospital site picketed by Unite members in travel-allowances dispute
Union says action is to highlight wider ongoing dispute rather than to significantly disrupt work on NCH site
Health service unions mull protests and ballots on industrial action over HSE hiring curbs
More people employed than ever before with substantial growth in recent years, says Health Service Executive
Plumbers, fitters, welders go on strike at several high-profile construction sites
Pickets are placed at six locations in dispute with contractors over travel time payments
Planned industrial action at building sites condemned by employers’ group
United the Union seeking restoration of travel allowance for plumbers and fitters
Aer Lingus faces bill of at least €55m over pilots’ industrial action
Company says it is now examining its costs in light of Dublin passenger cap and increased competition on North American routes
Only one food service business fined under new staff tips legislation
The 2022 Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act followed anecdotal evidence some employers were using tips to pay staff and service overheads
‘Controversial’ to put Brendan Ogle’s name in organisation chart after grievance, Unite officer says
Tom Fitzgerald testifies to Workplace Relations Commission as trade unionist pursues grievance about being sidelined at work upon return from cancer treatment
Tara Mines set to reopen after workers vote to accept deal
Agreement provides for ‘very significant’ levels of change and job losses but should provide ‘certainty’ for more than 400 workers
PTSB agrees 4.7% pay increase for staff with Mandate and Financial Services Union
Pay offer covers 2024 and will be put to a ballot of staff
More than 150 jobs to go in deal to reopen Tara Mines
Tara Mines production has been shut down since last July, with 650 workers temporarily laid off
Unite officials wanted to ‘do a deal’ with Brendan Ogle on exit package, WRC hears
Adjudicating officer allows until Friday for Unite general secretary to respond to a request for her to attend proceedings voluntarily and give evidence
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