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# Pay and Conditions

Last week
21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023
Voices
Opinion: Third-level lecturers are vital to the future of our country - we must value them
Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell looks at the precarious work conditions that so many academics are working under in Ireland.
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2022
# Pay and Conditions
School secretaries vote to accept pay scale aligned with public service rates
Previously most secretaries were employed directly by schools, with many earning minimum wage.
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Mar 23rd 2022, 4:09 PM
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# Pay and Conditions
School secretaries to strike outside Department of Public Expenditure over lack of better pay offers
Fórsa has said that civil servants have claimed the Tánaiste’s commitment to standard pay does not change WRC talks.
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Sep 1st 2021, 12:02 PM
# Academic uncertainty
On social welfare, unable to buy a house: The reality facing Ireland's academics
Analysis reveals an average of over 11,200 lecturers working in temporary and casual contracts.
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Nov 15th 2020, 12:05 AM
# caring for carers
'It's demoralising and makes me want to leave': How poor pay is impacting home carers in this 'lucrative' sector
Part two of Noteworthy’s investigation examines pay and conditions of these frontline workers, as well as profits made by providers.
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Aug 5th 2020, 12:02 AM
# caring for carers
'I am struggling': How home carers became the forgotten frontline workers of the pandemic
Part one of Noteworthy’s in-depth investigation shows that many carers took a pay hit and felt unsupported during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Aug 4th 2020, 12:02 AM
# essential workers
Covid-19 has made low-paid jobs 'worse for workers but more valuable to society'
A new paper calls on policymakers to ‘transform’ precarious and low-paid jobs.
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Jun 12th 2020, 12:28 PM
# Pay and Conditions
'I think it's quite unusual': Ministers respond to President Higgins' Defence Forces pay speech
As president, Higgins is the supreme commander of the Defence Forces.
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Sep 12th 2019, 12:11 PM
# Pay and Conditions
Strike three: 16 Ryanair flights cancelled due to Irish pilots' 24-hour stoppage
Ryanair has warned that if the strikes continued, there could be job losses.
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Jul 24th 2018, 8:29 AM
# Defence Forces
'Families are living in poverty': Wives of defence forces holding a 24 hour vigil outside Leinster House
The protest will begin today at 2pm with a wreath laying ceremony in honour of Defence Forces members who have died.
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Nov 30th 2017, 8:48 AM
# Pay and Conditions
How did it come to this?: The many twists of the never-ending Luas strike
The ongoing Luas dispute continues to cause headaches for commuters, with more strikes planned.
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May 17th 2016, 9:39 AM
# Pay and Conditions
Gardaí 'considering strike action' as anger grows among rank-and-file members
Members have express frustration that more action hasn’t been taken to restore pay.
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Mar 20th 2016, 6:20 PM
# a disgrace
Gardaí accuse senior management of bullying members
The AGSI says the force is being silenced.
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Jan 14th 2016, 9:05 AM
# Public Sector Pay
Haddington Road deal may not be constitutional, says union
The Irish Federation of University Teachers says it has hired a senior barrister to examine the constitutionality of the proposed deal to see if it can be challenged in the courts.
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May 27th 2013, 9:30 AM
# Bus Eireann
'Vast majority' of Bus Éireann services cancelled today due to strike
Bus Éireann says it anticipates that school transport services will operate as normal today but has advised parents to check services ahead of time.
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May 13th 2013, 7:58 AM
# 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
# Croke Park
Talks on extending Croke Park Agreement begin today
The Government seeks savings of €1 billion over three years by agreeing on significant changes to working conditions and pay in the public sector.
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Jan 14th 2013, 8:37 AM
# agency staff
Unions rule out agreement with Bruton over agency staff conditions delay
Minister Bruton is looking for a delay in the implementation of an obligation on workers to provide equal terms for agency staff as for permanent employees.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 9:10 PM