Defence Forces group welcomes agreement on Congress affiliation
Extension of arrangement beyond upcoming pay talks to be considered, says Coveney
Pay agreement covering housing and childcare proposed in industrial talks
Such an agreement could trade pay restraint from unions for tax cuts and better services
Paid leave for victims of domestic violence supported by main public sector union
Fórsa conference hears New Zealand brought in family violence leave in 2019
Success of pandemic remote working should count if staff wish to operate from home, TD says
Oireachtas enterprise committee debates Bill aimed at giving right to request to work remotely
Grounds for denying remote working to staff may be reduced
Government examining how best to bolster employees’ right of appeal in draft law
Exploratory talks on issue of public sector pay rises held
Workplace Relations Commission to be asked to assist ahead of further contacts
Nurses relying on food banks, INMO conference hears
Some health care workers are ‘struggling to live, never mind work,’ delegates told
Frontline gardaí seek urgent pay deal review due to cost of living hikes
Gardaí join Ictu in seeking fresh negotiations over 2020’s Building Momentum deal
Workplace death of Castlebar man left ‘hole’ in family’s heart
Ceremony held to remember those who died in workplace accidents
GP contract leak came against backdrop of rivalry between medical bodies
Background: Government wanted new services but doctors wanted austerity cuts reversed
Defence Forces officers vote to affiliate with trade union body
If approved by Government, the decision will allow Raco to participate in public pay talks
Government to issue response to calls for public sector pay rises
INTO seeks ‘substantial pay uplifts’ as it warns of need to ensure ‘industrial harmony’
Many students struggling due to Covid disruption, teachers say
TUI survey finds 87% of members say extra supports will be needed next year
Teachers’ union to demand inflation-matching pay increases
INTO president to warn that a pay rise is needed to stabilise the public sector pay deal
Intricate dance of the pay deal about to begin again
Unclear whether talks will focus on new pact or extension to current deal
Salary hikes may trigger inflation ‘spiral’, Central Bank warns
Ictu’s private sector arm advising officials to lodge pay claims of 2.5% to 5.5%
The quintessential ‘tomorrow’s problem’ of pensions policy is addressed
Inside Politics: Idea of sorting out auto-enrolment option has been mooted for decades
Fees for new auto-enrolment State pensions criticised
Scheme is too generous to pension funds, critics claim
Student supports help record numbers complete second level, says Taoiseach
About 91% complete post-primary in Ireland, one of the highest rates in the world
Call for pay rises above 5.5% from unions likely as inflation bites
Idea that pay increases will fuel inflation should be ‘utterly rejected’ - Ictu president
Trade unions to protest outside Russian embassy on Thursday to ‘show solidarity’
Demonstration to mark one month of bloody conflict in Ukraine
Call for US to honour history as guarantor of Good Friday Agreement
Warnings that UK plans to reform the Human Rights Act would ‘significantly undermine’ Agreement
Government should have consulted more on ‘useless’ remote work Bill, Oireachtas hears
Tánaiste has ‘listening ear’ and consultation conducted in ‘usual way’, says Department
Preparations ramped up to welcome thousands of Ukrainian refugees
Inside Politics: Taoiseach said to be ‘crystal clear’ Ireland would not be found wanting
Employers’ group says law on right to request remote working ‘premature’
Oireachtas committee will also hear from unions as part of pre-legislative scrutiny process
Referendum on housing could be held next year
The Housing Commission has established a referendum subcommittee
Trade unions to press for significant pay increases amid rising living costs
Employers brace for pay claims as Ictu says it will advise members to seek 5.5% raise
Staff shortages and rising costs squeeze Irish pig farmers
Brexit led to 47% drop in exports to UK while many immigrants say they are overworked
No further cost-of-living measures until next budget, Taoiseach warns
Micheál Martin also says he will be giving his €200 energy credit to charity
Cost of living: Unions call for pay rises of 5.5% for private sector
Ictu general secretary Patricia King calls for relaxing of Small Benefits Exemption rules
Recommended Defence Forces upgrades will be huge ask, says Coveney
Military representatives give commission’s reform and funding proposals cautious welcome
How Ireland’s military would look under proposed overhaul
Commission calls for much stronger navy, governance changes and removal of barriers to women’s progression
Covid-19: Another 26,072 cases recorded over past few days
Advice issued on return to workplace is ‘non-prescriptive’, SME association says
Remote working could lead to new gender divide, stakeholders warn
Remote working likely to become feminised if employers return to old ways, Ictu warns
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