Ingrid Miley

Industry and Employment Correspondent

Comptroller and Auditor General Seamus McCarthy

Review finds 'inadequate financial controls' at ETBs

Education and Training Boards whose annual budget exceeds €2 billion are operating with inadequate financial reporting controls that are cumbersome, difficult to follow, and do not comply with up-to-date accounting practice, the state's financial watchdog has found.

Education • 15 Mar 21

People, up to now, had to wait six days for the payment

Wait for non-Covid illness benefit falls to three days

From today people claiming standard 'non Covid-19' Illness Benefit will only have to wait three days to be eligible, rather than six as at present, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has confirmed.

Business • 01 Mar 21

The survey found parents and carers - particularly female ones - are experiencing major challenges to their careers

More female workers take leave due to caring duties

Almost two thirds of businesses are reporting a significant increase in the number of female workers taking leave due to caring duties, with fewer men doing so.

Ireland • 26 Feb 21

The latest Labour Force Survey shows the unadjusted number of people in employment fell by 2.3% to 2,306,200 in the fourth quarter of 2020

Youth unemployment worsening, according to CSO figures

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a considerable impact on the Irish labour market, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Business • 25 Feb 21

Case of Anne Roper versus RTÉ halted on what was due to be the fifth day of the hearing

Labour Court hearing halted in ex-RTÉ employee case

The Labour Court has halted the hearing of a case taken by a former RTÉ employee about being forced to retire at 65 due to inappropriate comments made by a member of the court yesterday.

Ireland • 25 Feb 21

Cabinet has approved a policy
paper on the amalgamation of all water services within Irish Water, which includes a July deadline for the completion of talks at the WRC

Fórsa warns risk of action over water services deadline

A Government deadline for completing talks on the transfer of 3,000 local authority water services' personnel to the Irish Water utility is "wildly optimistic", and could increase the risk of industrial action, according to Fórsa.

Ireland • 24 Feb 21

RTÉ employee refused permission to join pension plan

RTÉ told an American television producer/director there was no point in allowing her to join the company pension scheme because she would only get married or go back to America, the Labour Court was told today.

Ireland • 24 Feb 21

SIPTU says its members will resist 'forced' transfers to Irish Water

SIPTU to resist 'forced' staff transfers to Irish Water

The Government wants local authority water services personnel to transfer to Irish Water by the end of 2022 as part of a new framework for the delivery of water services, according to a Policy Paper approved by the Cabinet earlier today.

Ireland • 23 Feb 21

Public service unions ratify new pay agreement

Public service unions affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have overwhelmingly endorsed the new public service agreement, which will deliver pay rises of up to 3% over two years, and unwind some cuts and additional hours imposed during the financial crisis.

Ireland • 23 Feb 21

Michael McGrath said he expects that his Government colleagues will adopt the same position

McGrath not going to accept pay restoration pay rise

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath has confirmed that he will not be accepting a pay rise that would be due to him under the pay restoration process in the public service.

Politics • 23 Feb 21