Industrial Relations Government holds out on revised pay offer for 340,000 public sector workersTánaiste Leo Varadkar had earlier claimed that he expected the government to re-engage and make a ‘further offer’
Health Tony O’Brien: Unacceptable for state to sit on its hands as health strike bites hard There is more anger about queues at Dublin Airport than there is about the disruption of vital medical care. We need to get our priorities straight, and soon
Public sector workers to seek inflation-busting pay increasesThe move comes as the government prepares to accept a recommendation to shorten the working week for many state employees by reversing a previous decision to extend their hours
Irish Waters to tempt council water workers with performance bonusesCouncil water services staff have been resisting the move to Irish Water because they fear for the long-term security of their jobs
Pandemic bonus becomes loaded issue as workers line up to stake their claim With a chorus of sectors claiming entitlement to a pandemic bonus, the definition of frontline workers has expanded far beyond those who worked in hospitals during the worst days of Covid-19
Government to gather ‘five pillars’ for new social dialogueTen years after the social partnership system collapsed, the government is formulating a plan to relaunch social dialogue as part of the policy formation process in the second half of this year
Danny McCoy: The time to review our industrial relations structures is nowThe challenges facing our society, businesses and the workforce require consensus, resources and mechanisms for collective engagement
Kevin Callinan: How collective bargaining can benefit staff, employers and the economy Ireland is one of the EU states trying to water down the collective bargaining elements of the proposed EU Directive on Minimum Wage. It’s an ill-advised move on our part
