Community organisation workers prepare for strike over pay differential with State sector‘I’m working hard to help people who might well be in a nursing home if it wasn’t for the support that people like me provide to them’Sun Oct 15 2023 - 16:55
Local authorities need to be empowered to address housing crisis, conference hearsAverage cost of a house built by councils in 2022 was under €300,000, Ictu event toldSat Oct 14 2023 - 14:19
Mental health issues should be a greater priority in workplaces, Irish-led study findsResearch cites figures suggesting more than $1 trillion in productivity is lost annually due to mental health issuesFri Oct 13 2023 - 16:34
Risk attached to High Court action a big factor in pension decisions at CIÉ, retired workers told Up to 2,200 members of superannuation scheme hear uncertainty over court case influenced decision to maintain 15-year pensions freezeThu Oct 12 2023 - 19:32
Health and social services workers to strike after budget fails to provide pay solutionAround 5,000 workers expect to strike indefinitely from Tuesday with no indication of impending initiativeWed Oct 11 2023 - 19:49
Amazon and union recognition: ‘I didn’t set out to make a union film’, director of Americonned says Sean Claffey’s film about union recognition at Amazon is to be screened for free at Liberty Hall on Thursday nightWed Oct 11 2023 - 19:00
Over one-third of higher education teaching staff are considering leaving - surveyStaff complain of not being paid out of term and being employed on temporary or part-time contractsWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Parents stand to save up to €1,700 a year on childcare fees in budget measureBudget 2024: Funding increase will also allow for additional supports to providers, says Roderic O’GormanTue Oct 10 2023 - 20:48
What the budget means for childcare: ‘You don’t want to play down the importance of any increase in funding’Budget 2024: Louise Kilbane runs three day care and early learning centres in Sligo and MayoTue Oct 10 2023 - 20:17
Budget ‘positive’ for carers: ‘There is at least some recognition of the challenges we face’Income disregard increase to €450 for single people and €900 for couples will be welcomedTue Oct 10 2023 - 18:00
Budget 2024, by a renter, a landlord, a teacher and more: ‘We are the squeezed middle’ Those who are not on the poverty line, yet still struggle, say they need support tooSun Oct 08 2023 - 17:00
Pay-related benefits for those out of work ‘the way forward’, says HumphreysTánaiste says budget will look to address pressure on people as a result of cost of living increasesSun Oct 08 2023 - 16:25
Israel has right to defend itself, but response should not be disproportionate - ministerThomas Byrne calls for two-state solution as Sinn Féin asks for return of Dáil to push for international interventionSun Oct 08 2023 - 13:45
Voluntary bodies seek ‘urgent’ intervention by Taoiseach to prevent strikeDispute threatens to deprive thousands of service users of health and social supportsFri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00
Public funding of childcare and early education should be quadrupled, says industry body Early Childhood Ireland putting its case to politicians in advance of the budgetThu Oct 05 2023 - 18:21
University researchers protest for improved pay and worker statusPostgraduate Workers’ Organisation argues recommendations of sector review did not go far enoughThu Oct 05 2023 - 14:48
Late Late Show senior producer departs after just three episodes Jane Murphy has decided to leave the programme, staff have been toldThu Oct 05 2023 - 13:03
Essential women workers more likely to be at ‘high risk’ of catching Covid during pandemic - reportWomen, who featured prominently in healthcare, more likely to have suffered from anxiety, research findsThu Oct 05 2023 - 07:07
Rates of remote working in Northern Ireland trail far behind those in the Republic, report saysDespite obvious contributory factors, scale of difference in working from home still came as surprise to authorsWed Oct 04 2023 - 00:15
Actors call for State’s film subsidies to come linked to improved employment conditions Stars including Cillian Murphy, Ruth Negga and Colin Farrell back petition for Government to force resolution to issuesTue Oct 03 2023 - 13:35
About 20,000 believed to have received pandemic unemployment support while working are to be contacted by departmentDepartment of Social Protection to contact recipients with view to recovering up to €70mFri Sept 29 2023 - 20:25
Public sector pay talks set to run beyond budget following slow startFórsa general secretary says issue of pay ‘too complex’ to set out union side’s expectations in percentage termsThu Sept 28 2023 - 07:35
Local government workers to resume engagement with politicians’ representations as dispute settledAgreement on job evaluation scheme reached with LGMA following talks at Workplace Relations CommissionTue Sept 26 2023 - 21:04
Protesting childcare providers tell of struggle to survive due to ‘inadequate’ funding Excessive regulation and poor pay among other concerns highlighted by some 3,000 service providers, staff and parentsTue Sept 26 2023 - 20:49
Minister defends record on childcare spending as protest is held outside DáilFederation of Early Childhood Providers stages demonstration as some service providers, including Oireachtas creche, close their doorsTue Sept 26 2023 - 12:50
Voluntary groups and charities asked to make contingency plans ahead of health strike Action is part of a long-running dispute rooted in what staff and their representatives regard as a two-tier pay structure in the health and social services sectorsTue Sept 26 2023 - 06:00
About 5,000 workers at 18 voluntary organisations set to take strike action over pay next monthOrganisations including Cheshire Ireland, Enable Ireland and DePaul were among the 18 balloted for strike actionMon Sept 25 2023 - 18:24
Parents face potential for childcare disruption over pay, says union Labour Court recommendation for 5 per cent pay rise for 30,000 workers in sector could lead to industrial unrest, Siptu has warned, with some creches due to close this week as part of protestMon Sept 25 2023 - 07:16
Dispute over pay set to trigger strike warning as key voluntary sector workers go to ballotWorkers claim large difference in pay between those employed by charities providing services to State and those directly employed by HSEMon Sept 25 2023 - 06:00
Bride Rosney, educator and special adviser to former president Mary Robinson, diesPresident Higgins paid tribute to ‘a fearless advocate who dedicated her life to the betterment of society’; Ms Robinson said she was ‘reeling’ from the loss of an ‘indispensable friend, mentor and ally’Fri Sept 22 2023 - 15:41
Few childcare providers indicate intention to participate in three-day closureAround 1% of facilities intend to close next week as part of protest over levels of Government funding for sectorThu Sept 21 2023 - 18:52
Spend on child poverty and public transport instead of cutting tax, union leader saysIctu calls for increased taxes and greater investment in key areas during meeting with MinistersTue Sept 19 2023 - 07:16
Republic requires higher taxes and a bigger State, Ibec chief tells conferenceThousands of additional public servants needed to provide improved services, argues business lobby group chiefMon Sept 18 2023 - 17:00
Voluntary sector facing crisis over pay, says national association of charitiesUmbrella group the Wheel to call for urgent Government action to address problemMon Sept 18 2023 - 00:01
State’s third-level entry requirements deterring students from the North - ESRIJust 1,255 undergraduate students from Northern Ireland attended college in Republic in 2020/21Mon Sept 18 2023 - 00:01
Increase in Irish average wages above euro zone averageHourly pay rates across the Irish economy rise 5% with inflation running at 6.1%Fri Sept 15 2023 - 12:45
Taoiseach says RTÉ will not be put under pressure to sell Montrose siteBroadcaster defends value of €240,000 Fair City photography contractThu Sept 14 2023 - 17:52
Local authority workers to refuse dealing with official emails, phone calls as dispute escalates Fórsa trade union members will stage time-limited action in dispute over a system of job evaluations they are seekingThu Sept 14 2023 - 13:12
Sexual exploitation accounts for ‘majority of trafficking’ cases in Ireland during 2022 ‘Fastest growing criminal industry in the world,’ according to Irish Human Rights and Equality CommissionWed Sept 13 2023 - 00:01
Strike by gas maintenance workers to proceed on WednesdayGas Networks Ireland says it is working with contractor to avoid disruptions to supplyTue Sept 12 2023 - 18:48
Employers urged to manage risks for workers required to view sensitive imagesProtections against psychological harm need to be put in place to safeguard employee health and guard against legal actions, employers toldTue Sept 12 2023 - 13:15
Firm awarded search-and-rescue contract says it will follow staff retention rules Bristow tells Department of Transport it will ‘fully engage’ with unions ahead of taking over helicopter serviceMon Sept 11 2023 - 20:22
An Post pensioners to receive increases after Government approvals receivedEnd to ‘unnecessary delay’ endured by former staff not entitled to separate State pension welcomed by unionMon Sept 11 2023 - 20:10
Unite trade union members protest at dismissal of workers by construction firmUnion claims sackings an act of ‘union busting’ and demands that the four employees be reinstatedMon Sept 11 2023 - 18:45
Irish one-parent families fall below European average for purchasing power New figures suggest families do relatively well in income terms but impacted by poorer services and high cost of livingSun Sept 10 2023 - 15:40
Staff at local authorities to stop engaging with politicians’ representations from MondayIndustrial action will impact on requests for services including emergency housingSun Sept 10 2023 - 13:49
Ireland’s unions: ‘We’ve made a lot of mistakes and we haven’t been good at self-criticism’Irish Labour History Society's four-day event, Visions of Labour and Class, will feature contributions from a who’s who of the Irish labour movementSat Sept 09 2023 - 06:00
Emerald Airlines pilots back union recognition deal Result comes after period of industrial unrest at airline which operates Aer Lingus Regional routesFri Sept 08 2023 - 17:29
State’s four emergency helicopter bases to shut temporarily today‘Safety stand down’ due to elevated levels of stress among staff over future employment, CHC Ireland saysFri Sept 08 2023 - 10:02
Co-habiting but not married: Death of partner brought a realisation ‘we weren’t considered a family’‘I went to apply for the funeral grant … Then I looked into the widow’s pension and found I wasn’t entitled to that either’Fri Sept 08 2023 - 05:00
