Special sick-pay scheme for healthcare workers with long-Covid will end today
Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has been urged to extend the scheme, which guarantees full pay. But a…
Healthcare workers at risk of losing financial support when Covid sick-pay scheme ends
A nurse who contracted the virus in early 2021 has said the prospect is a ‘tremendous worry’ Health…
Caredoc asks unions to end GP service strikes after securing pay rise
In a statement this evening, Caredoc said it had “secured sufficient HSE funding to meet the demands of…
Caredoc warns that out-of-hours GP services will close today for 24-hour strike across clinics in six counties as further disruption likely
It said out of hours GP services and Caredoc treatment centres will not operate in Carlow, Kilkenny, south…
Employers warned of €50,000 fines and imprisonment for breaching new pension scheme rules
Portal for registering financial details goes live on Monday Department warns employers of €50,000 fines and imprisonment for…
AIB staff begin vote on hybrid working change
The Financial Services Union today opened a ballot of its members at the bank on an agreement reached…
UCD dispute over new hybrid-working policy referred to Workplace Relations Commission
A survey of a cross-section of employees found that just over 63pc felt that a requirement to work…
Up to 100,000 employees could lose out by signing up for auto-enrolment pension scheme, finance experts warn
Workers should check that the auto-enrolment scheme is right for them, as their employer’s plan could be more…
Pay rises for construction workers are solution to housing crisis, not the problem, says union
Officials at construction union Unite have taken issue with an ESRI report that warned wage increases could hit…
‘That’s just unsustainable’ – backlash from businesses over proposal to hike minimum wage over €14 in Budget 2026
Other groups say proposed 65c hike is ‘a slap in the face’ for low-paid workers But unions claim…