Court upholds decision that former Twitter employee was unfairly dismissed but record award reduced to €200,000
Gary Rooney received €550,131 in compensation. Photo: Colin Keegan The Labour Court has upheld a decision that a…
‘Every day I thought about ending my life,’ says migrant worker who was paid €1.61 an hour at a Louth restaurant
At one stage, Vasantkumar Barot was paid just €1.61 an hour and worked 90-hour weeks Vasantkumar Barot sold his…
‘The genie is out of the bottle on remote working’ – unions clash with government after new report
Laura Bambrick, who is a spokeswoman for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions A Government review of the…
Men more than twice as likely as women to use high-tech skills at work as study finds Ireland has widest digital gender gap in Europe
The research released today reveals that Ireland has Europe’s biggest gender gap when it comes to workers’ use…
Demand for AI-skilled workers ramping up as employers grapple with talent gaps, says new Ibec report
According to the report, 70pc of employers have struggled to recruit talent over the last year A survey…
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…