SIPTU urges minister to keep community-led job services SIPTU has expressed fears that a new government tender for the expansion of employment services could threaten the jobs of up to 300 members working ... Ireland • 05 Apr
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 ... Ireland • 23 Feb
Firm temporarily lays off staff over Brexit issues A midlands-based company that converts ambulances for the HSE has told its workforce it will be laying them off for a three-week period because of ... Ireland • 04 Feb
Childcare workers struggling with 'poverty pay' - SIPTU 43% of childcare workers are actively seeking another job due to low pay and insecure contracts in the sector, according to research by the SIPTU ... Ireland • 27 Jan
Strike action planned in 'Section 39' pay row SIPTU members in two HSE-funded "Section 39" health and social care agencies in Cork and Kerry will hold one day strikes next month in a ... Ireland • 26 Nov 20
SIPTU backs strike action at social care agencies SIPTU members in two HSE-funded "Section 39" health and social care agencies in Cork and Kerry face one day strikes next month in a dispute ... Business • 19 Nov 20
SIPTU warns daa over redundancies and reforms SIPTU members at the daa, which manages Dublin and Cork Airports, have warned of a challenging industrial relations environment ahead, as a row has broken ... Ireland • 17 Nov 20
SIPTU calls for sick pay scheme SIPTU is calling for the introduction of a mandatory sick pay scheme which ensures that workers receive their full income while they are out of ... Business • 09 Oct 20
Budget 2021 must address economic challenges - Chambers An extension of the waiver on commercial rates for 12 months and a new wage subsidy scheme targeted specifically at the self-employed are among the ... Budget 2021 • 25 Sep 20
Industrial action at pharma plant over redundancies SIPTU members in pharmaceutical manufacturer Leo Pharma in Dublin have commenced industrial action in a dispute over redundancies. Business • 17 Aug 20
Unions warn of crisis in aviation industry The Irish Air Line Pilots' Association has warned that Aer Lingus may be liquidated by parent company IAG, who it said would prioritise Iberia and ... Business • 25 Jul 20
SIPTU members reject Aer Lingus pay proposals Aer Lingus grades represented by SIPTU have rejected negotiated proposals for pay cuts and work practice reforms. Ireland • 14 Jul 20
Aer Lingus SIPTU members to vote on new recovery plan Aer Lingus management and SIPTU have negotiated proposals which could herald a reduction in the 500 redundancies announced by the airline last week. Business • 26 Jun 20
Unions critical of withdrawal of offer by Aer Lingus Fórsa, the union representing staff at Aer Lingus, has described "unilateral action" by the airline to move ahead with cutting the pay and working hours ... Business • 16 Jun 20
Aer Lingus to cut pay, hours to 30% of pre-Covid levels Aer Lingus is to cut the pay and working hours of staff to 30% of pre-Covid-19 levels and implement layoffs after unions failed to meet ... Business • 15 Jun 20
SIPTU wants financial aid for health workers with virus SIPTU has called for financial support and compensation for all health workers contracting the Covid-19 virus, including those not directly employed by the State. Business • 19 May 20
SIPTU appeals for childcare plan for essential workers Health workers deemed essential during the Covid-19 emergency are having to take annual leave or call in sick because of a lack of childcare since ... Coronavirus • 14 Apr 20
Building sites get 48 hours to comply with guidelines Liz Canavan, assistant secretary for social policy at the Department of the Taoiseach, said today that the construction industry had been given 48 hours to ... Business • 26 Mar 20
Covid-19 support payment will start next week The first applicants for the Government's Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Support Payment will start receiving it from next week. Coronavirus • 21 Mar 20
Govt to change employer refund scheme to allow top-ups The Government has found a mechanism to enable businesses to provide top-up payments to staff above the €203 being provided through the new Employer Covid-19 ... Business • 20 Mar 20
Parts of HSE Covid-19 strategy rejected by unions Health service unions have said they will not cooperate with certain new HSE proposals providing for extensive outsourcing and redeployment, along with a ban on ... Ireland • 08 Mar 20
ICTU call to protect income of workers hit by Covid-19 ICTU has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to ensure that workers affected by Covid-19 do not suffer any loss of income that might deter them ... Coronavirus • 04 Mar 20
500 home helps vote in favour of strike action over pay Up to 500 home helps in three HSE-funded social and health and disability care bodies have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in a dispute ... Ireland • 30 Jan 20
GoSafe staff strike over working conditions GoSafe has said up to 78% of speed camera monitoring sessions are operational today despite industrial action by some workers. Ireland • 26 Oct 19
UK govt indifferent to peace process - SIPTU The country's largest union SIPTU has described the British government as "destructive" and" pompous", and accused it of "mind-blowing indifference" to the peace process. Brexit • 07 Oct 19
