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Matt Cooper: We could be in for the return of the old public versus private sector pay debate

The government would be unwise to take the unions for granted, but while it can afford to pay higher public sector rates now, the money may run out in the future

Google staff secure right to set up EU-wide workers council based in Ireland

Establishment of European works council means company will have to consult with staff before imposing layoffs or making other transnational decisions

Multibillion-euro projects including Intel’s Leixlip plant and children’s hospital to be hit by strikes

90 per cent of mechanical staff working for contracting companies Leo Lynch and Jones Engineering voted for strike action on March 10

Industrial Relations

Government holds out on revised pay offer for 340,000 public sector workers

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar had earlier claimed that he expected the government to re-engage and make a ‘further offer’

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 increases

The 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 bonuses

Council 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 dialogue

Ten 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 now

The 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