Taoiseach backs Ibec on national three-year pay dealUnions, employers and the Government today begin intensive negotiations aimed at securing a new national pay deal within three…Tue May 02 2006 - 01:00
'Crazy decentralisation plan' and Aer Lingus stake sale criticisedThe Government's "crazy decentralisation plan" and its decision to sell off a stake in Aer Lingus were sharply criticised during…Mon May 01 2006 - 01:00
Officials criticise ban on public debateCivil servants are to demand changes to a code of standards and behaviour that prohibits them from engaging in public debate …Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
Inspectors demand new labour body be staffed by civil servantsLabour inspectors have asked their union to ensure that their career prospects are not damaged under any new structure that emerges…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
Civil servants to seek redress if promotions are restrictedDublin-based civil servants who lose out on promotional opportunities because of decentralisation are to press for financial …Fri Apr 28 2006 - 01:00
Trade unions to mark May Day with eventsTrade union leaders will hold a series of public meetings, demonstrations, seminars and other events over the next nine days …Thu Apr 27 2006 - 01:00
Tribunal reports big increase in race-based complaintsA dramatic increase in race-related complaints of discrimination in the workplace have been recorded this year by the Equality…Fri Apr 21 2006 - 01:00
All change as bank staff union marks 90 years on the moveAn open day reflecting on nearly 90 years of activity by the Irish Bank Officials Association will be held next Saturday to mark…Wed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
Labour Court finds for creche workersA Dublin health and fitness company has been told by the Labour Court to significantly improve the pay and conditions of a number…Wed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
Civil servants want relocation scheme haltedSenior civil servants are set to call on the Government to suspend its decentralisation programme pending a published assessment…Tue Apr 18 2006 - 01:00
Fixed-term deal civil servant awarded €14,000A State laboratory technician who was denied pension rights and access to promotion because she was on a fixed-term contract …Mon Apr 17 2006 - 01:00
Civil servants to ballot on pay systemA revolt by lower-ranking civil servants against a new performance evaluation system is set to come to a head with a ballot on…Mon Apr 17 2006 - 01:00
Slow progress made at partnership talksUnions and employers are making slow progress in talks on a new national partnership agreement, but there is no immediate prospect…Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Civil servants union to mergeA union representing 1,200 non-clerical civil servants is to merge next month with Impact, the State's largest public sector …Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Anti-bullying proposals delayedNew legislation to deal with workplace bullying will not be considered until next October at the earliest, Minister of State …Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Driving test backlog avoidable, says unionThe current major backlog in driving tests could have been avoided if the Government had consulted "front-line staff", a union…Mon Apr 10 2006 - 01:00
Anger at union leaders over performance reviewsLower-ranking civil servants yesterday angrily criticised a new performance evaluation system and condemned their union's leadership…Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
Union warns on decentralisationThe Government was urged yesterday to abandon the decentralisation of State agencies and focus instead on relocating non-specialist…Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
McCreevy to put forward new proposalsNew proposals to open up the EU services market will be unveiled today by internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy.Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Workers to hold strike vote over 'victimisation'Employees of a Polish company accused of under-paying workers at the ESB power station in Moneypoint, Co Clare, are to hold a…Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Employers and unions making progress in talksEmployers and unions were last night continuing efforts to reach agreement on new employment laws that could form part of a national…Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Talks on national deal make progressUnions and employers made progress over the weekend in attempts to break the deadlock in talks on a new national partnership …Mon Apr 03 2006 - 01:00
Gama gives new details on workers' payOfficials in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment are examining new information from Gama Construction concerning…Mon Apr 03 2006 - 01:00
Labour standards agency consideredA new labour standards enforcement agency with sweeping powers to combat breaches of employment law is being considered in talks…Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
Days lost to industrial action surgesA significant increase in the number of days lost to industrial disputes was recorded last year by the Central Statistics Office…Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
Mandate delegates oppose national pay talks Union backs 'go it alone' strategy for wage risesMandate activists yesterday enthusiastically backed a decision of the union's leadership to withdraw from social partnership …Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Shop workers call for Christmas breakA guarantee of two consecutive days off each Christmas for shop workers is to be demanded by Mandate on foot of a motion passed…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Nurses decide to go it alone in pursuit of work claimsThe "cosy consensus" of social partnership was criticised yesterday when two nursing unions outlined details of an eight-point…Sat Mar 25 2006 - 00:00
Training authority predicts 59,000 new jobsThe Republic will continue to be an "attractive destination" for immigrant workers this year as employment levels continue to…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
Ferry company makes cuts to Holyhead routeFerry company Stena Line is to reduce its high-speed service between Dún Laoghaire and Holyhead from three to two round trips…Thu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
Siptu and Ictu publish guides to tackle workplace racismIrish employees' attitudes towards migrant workers are more negative and insecure now than at any time in the past five years…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
Hungarians paid less than a third of legal rate, says unionAn investigation has begun into a claim by Siptu that Hungarian workers on one of the State's highest-profile construction projects…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
Fás staff vote for industrial action over relocationA campaign to have State agencies removed from the Government's decentralisation programme is to be undertaken by Siptu, the …Tue Mar 21 2006 - 00:00
Picket at hospital as staff displacedPickets are to be placed at Waterford Regional Hospital today in a dispute over the alleged displacement of security staff.Mon Mar 20 2006 - 00:00
New sense of optimism emerges at partnership discussionsA potential deal between employers and unions is starting to take shape, writes Chris DooleyMon Mar 20 2006 - 00:00
Labour law fines of €100,000 pledgedEmployers could face fines of up to €100,000 for breaches of labour laws under measures to be outlined by the Government in talks…Mon Mar 20 2006 - 00:00
Unions tell Moneypoint Polish firm to hire some local labourUnion leaders have told a Polish company involved in the refurbishment of the ESB power station in Moneypoint that it must hire…Sat Mar 18 2006 - 00:00
Firm admits Moneypoint underpaymentsA Polish construction company admitted yesterday to "limited" underpayments of workers at the ESB power station in Moneypoint…Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
Regional papers strike avertedA strike which had threatened to disrupt production of regional newspapers next week has been averted following talks at the …Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
Aer Lingus craft unions to ballotA number of smaller unions in Aer Lingus are to follow Siptu's lead in balloting for industrial action over the plan to privatise…Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
Siptu to meet Wyeth over impact of 250 job lossesSiptu representatives are to meet management at Wyeth Medica today to seek ways of minimising the impact of the company's decision…Wed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Martin calls for checks to ensure rights of workersHeads of Government departments have been asked to ensure that workers on all public projects, regardless of their nationality…Wed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Inquiry into pay rates at ESB plantAn official investigation is to take place into claims that Polish workers employed by a contractor at the ESB power station …Tue Mar 14 2006 - 00:00
Employers and unions continue to negotiateUnion and employer representatives were last night continuing efforts to break the deadlock in negotiations on a new national…Sat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
Talks aim to avert strike at papersTalks are expected to take place next week aimed at averting a strike at regional newspapers over a planned change in journalists…Sat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
Cullen asked to explain claim on airline fundingMinister for Transport Martin Cullen is being pressed by Siptu to explain his claim in the Dáil this week that the Government…Sat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
Department loses alcoholism appealA Government department has lost an appeal against an Equality Tribunal decision to award compensation to a civil servant who…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Talks resume on partnership dealEmployers and unions last night resumed direct negotiations in Dublin on a possible new national partnership deal.Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Industrial action ballot at Fas over decentralisationStaff at FÁS are to ballot on industrial action over the agency's policy on decentralisation.Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Effort to rescue talks to be intensifiedEmployers and unions are preparing to intensify efforts to break the deadlock in talks on a new national partnership deal.Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
