# Labour Court

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Ireland is saying goodbye to the classic driving test feedback form

The Road Safety Authority has started rolling out tablet computers for examiners, meaning candidates won’t get the usual form back.

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Jun 16th 2013, 7:45 AM

# INTO

Primary teachers votes for strike action if government cuts their pay

The INTO also agreed to accept an invitation to go back to the talks table with the Labour Relations Commission.

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May 17th 2013, 5:08 PM

# Bus Eireann

UPDATE: Bus Éireann proposals cut executive pay, restore driver premiums

Additional cash savings of €330,000 are expected to be made from contributions by executives, and directors also face a 20 per cent pay cut.

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May 16th 2013, 2:45 PM

# Bus Eireann

Suspended Bus Éireann strike has already cost company €500,000

A 48-hour break in industrial action is currently underway, following a decision made last night after intervention from the Labour Relations Commission.

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May 14th 2013, 7:35 AM

# tensions

Bus Éireann warns: bring in pay cuts or we could end up breaking the law

A spokesperson for Bus Éireann said the company’s future is at risk if it can’t bring in major changes to pay and conditions for employees.

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May 8th 2013, 10:18 PM

# Bus Eireann

SIPTU to ballot for strike action as Bus Éireann commits to cost cutting

Bus Éireann has said it plans to implement Labour Court recommendations which will mean some workers at the bus company work longer for less pay.

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Apr 30th 2013, 1:49 PM

# Co Kerry

SIPTU expresses anger over ongoing case with Killarney Golf Club

Killarney Golf Club is seeking to make 24 out of 40 staff redundant.

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Apr 9th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Tara Mines

SIPTU members at Tara Mines accept company's proposals

In January this year the company put its entire workforce on protective notice.

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Mar 25th 2013, 6:03 PM

# Retail pay

SIPTU to seek pay increases for retail workers after Dunnes deal

SIPTU welcomes Dunnes Stores’ agreement to increase pay by 3 per cent, and says it wants rises elsewhere.

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Jan 18th 2013, 1:44 PM

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Jan 17th 2013, 4:55 PM

# Wages

Dunnes Stores 14,000 staff to get 3% pay rise

This will be the first pay increase for the retailer’s staff since 2007.

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Jan 17th 2013, 2:20 PM

# Row

Bus Éireann strike action called off

All parties to the dispute have agreed to attend a Labour Court hearing as soon as possible.

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Jan 11th 2013, 8:59 PM

# Aer Lingus

SIPTU welcomes recommendation by Labour Court on Aer Lingus pension dispute

SIPTU said it was still opposed to any attempt by the airline to seek ‘cost offsetting measures’ in return for meeting its responsibility to properly fund the pensions scheme.

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Jan 7th 2013, 7:35 PM

# Bus Eireann

Bus Eireann to cut some payments after unions reject Labour Court hearing

The company has said that it is to cut overtime, shift, premium and rota payments after trade unions rejected the offer, it said today.

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Dec 14th 2012, 2:19 PM

# need to know

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Here’s all the things we learned, loved and shared today.

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Oct 30th 2012, 8:01 PM

# Consultants

Howlin: 'We would expect people invited by Labour Court to turn up'

The Minister was speaking after it emerged the Irish Hospital Consultants Association will not be attending reform talks in the Labour Court on Thursday.

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Oct 23rd 2012, 10:38 AM

# Courts

Migrant rights group says High Court decision leaves undocumented workers vulnerable

Today the court overturned a decision to grant Muhammad Younis an award of €92,000 in an exploitation case.

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Aug 31st 2012, 4:01 PM

# Sick Leave

Public service sick leave halved for most employees

The amount of paid sick leave is to be reduced from six months to three months.

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Jul 19th 2012, 1:25 PM

# Vita Cortex

Vita Cortex pulls out of LRC mediation process

The board and management of Vita Cortex say they cannot engage with SIPTU as it does not represent all of the workers.

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Apr 20th 2012, 7:17 PM

# Vita Cortex

Labour Court chairman to lead Vita Cortex LRC talks

The Labour Relations Commission confirms that Kevin Duffy, chairman of the Labour Court, will lead resolution talks.

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Apr 10th 2012, 5:10 PM

# Irish Cement

Irish Cement workers strike over unpaid money and planned pay cuts

Workers say they are due between €5,000 and €9,500 each after a Labour Court ruling, but the company wants pay cuts.

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Apr 3rd 2012, 7:48 PM

# Firefighters

More firefighters suspended in Roscommon over training dispute

Roscommon is now without over 40 per cent of its firefighters raising concerns over the health and safety of those who remain and people in the county.

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Nov 23rd 2011, 7:23 PM

# Forced Labour

Restaurant worker awarded €86,000 after years of forced labour in Dublin

Muhammad Younis from Pakistan was forced to work in what have been described as chronic conditions in a Clondalkin restaurant for seven years.

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Sep 14th 2011, 8:55 AM

# Firefighters

Court rules against fire service cuts but union pledges vote on industrial action

The Labour Court ruling blocking proposed cuts in Dublin Fire Brigade this year has been welcomed by two unions but another plans to ballot members on possible industrial action.

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Sep 6th 2011, 11:07 AM

# Firefighters

Firefighters head to Labour Court as one union ballots on possible industrial action

Firefighters and paramedics in the capital are unhappy with proposed cuts to overtime, training and annual leave by Dublin Fire Brigade.

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Sep 2nd 2011, 7:00 AM

# labour laws

Restaurants chief calls for end to "ridiculous 1940s" style Sunday pay premium

CEO of Irish Restaurants Association says Sunday premium paid to workers is crippling industry – while employees’ union and Joan Burton fear proposal to cut it will lead to hardship for low-earners.

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May 26th 2011, 4:12 PM