# public-service - Wednesday 23 June, 2021
# Public Service
# Public Service
Reuters Digital News Report 2021 shows this publication and State broadcaster were most popular news sources for online audiences.
# public-service - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Pay Increase
# Pay Increase
Many are angry that TDs and senators will see a pay rise next week.
# public-service - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Public Service
# Public Service
High-ranking civil servants have called for the comments to be withdrawn.
# public-service - Thursday 11 June, 2020
# Dáil
# Dáil
The Taoiseach says the civil service is currently ‘very white’.
# public-service - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
# Emergency Mobilisation
# Emergency Mobilisation
It comes after a flood of workers signalled their desire to help tackle the public health crisis.
# public-service - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
# Retirement
# Retirement
The State pension age is scheduled to increase to 67 in 2021 and 68 in 2028.
# public-service - Sunday 7 January, 2018
# PR
# PR
The rollout of the card sparked a storm of publicity about its use last year.
# public-service - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
The mandatory retirement age for civil servants is to rise from 65 to 70 under new measures.
# public-service - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
# Beyond 65
# Beyond 65
A number of parties, including Fianna Fail, have called for people to be allowed to work beyond 65 if they so choose.
# public-service - Monday 6 July, 2015
# Not Able
# Not Able
The government are saying changes to the way sick leave is administered has saved the taxpayer €51.5 million.
# public-service - Monday 27 April, 2015
# Paying A Premium
# Paying A Premium
New figures shine a light on the pay gap after the swingeing cuts of 2010.
# public-service - Saturday 18 April, 2015
# Return To Sender
# Return To Sender
The Department of Social Protection say this is down to the public sector recruitment embargo.
# public-service - Thursday 5 March, 2015
# Cough Cough
# Cough Cough
The sector’s head said there were an ‘unacceptable’ number of sick days being taken in the public service.
# public-service - Wednesday 4 March, 2015
# Airin Go Brea
# Airin Go Brea
The RTÉ fans wanted to know why they couldn’t watch their favourite shows on the existing player.
# public-service - Monday 20 October, 2014
# Jobswatch
# Jobswatch
The job will be filled over the next two years.
# public-service - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
# public-service - Thursday 31 July, 2014
# Cash No Flow
# Cash No Flow
Some public (and private) workers woke up today to find no salary in their bank account.
# public-service - Thursday 10 July, 2014
# Not Even Close
# Not Even Close
There was also a similar shortfall last year, with just €9 million of the projected €15 million in savings achieved.
# public-service - Thursday 29 May, 2014
# Public Offices
# Public Offices
Their union say that their pay has been cut unilaterally.
# public-service - Friday 16 May, 2014
# Deficit Targets
# Deficit Targets
The public service union will only seek increased pay if the government reaches deficit targets.
# public-service - Monday 7 April, 2014
# Chaching
# Chaching
Minister Brendan Howlin has revealed that 35 receive pensions worth €100,000, with five of those being €118,000.
# public-service - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
# Health System
# Health System
The IMO said this evening that there has been nothing but “disincentives and obstacles” put in the way of highly skilled doctors.
# public-service - Tuesday 14 January, 2014
# Public Service
# Public Service
Launching new public service reform plans today, the Minister of State Brian Hayes said there has been “a lot done, more to do, to borrow a phrase from the past”.
# public-service - Saturday 16 November, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
To hide public service deficiency and ensure that ‘accountability’ remains a word in the dictionary, senior public servants have been waging a long war on Freedom of Information, writes Aaron McKenna.
# public-service - Tuesday 8 October, 2013
# New Ombudsman
# New Ombudsman
He’s set to take up the position after serving in the same role in Wales. There were 35 expressions of interest in the job from journalists, PR professionals, politicians and others.
# public-service - Saturday 31 August, 2013
# Fire Service
# Fire Service
The Public Appointments Service says it’s a standard procedure, and helps them monitor equality across the public service.
# public-service - Wednesday 28 August, 2013
# Cso Stats
# Cso Stats
The largest decrease, of around seven euro a week, was recorded in the hospitality sector. The largest increase was in construction.
# public-service - Friday 12 July, 2013
# Public Pay
# Public Pay
The union represents workers in the Civil Service, An Post, FÁS and other organisations.
# public-service - Wednesday 3 July, 2013
# Public Sector Pay
# Public Sector Pay
The final report of the public sector pay deal’s implementation body has outlined the savings it achieved.
# public-service - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
# Greece
# Greece
ERT will cease operations for three months, and is likely to reopen with only a fraction of its current workforce of 2,800.
# public-service - Friday 31 May, 2013
# Broadcasting Charge
# Broadcasting Charge
Pat Rabbitte says the replacement for the TV licence needs to ensure minimal standards for RTÉ, and can’t save other media.
# public-service - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
# Pay Talks
# Pay Talks
If the union’s proposals are accepted, the ‘essential elements’ of the Croke Park Agreement will remain in place.
# public-service - Monday 13 May, 2013
# Croke Park II
# Croke Park II
As he prepares for Kieran Mulvey to sound the death knell on pay talks, Brendan Howlin says national solvency is good for everyone.
# public-service - Friday 10 May, 2013
# Croke Park 2
# Croke Park 2
The public expenditure minister tells TheJournal.ie that some unions would need a dramatic U-turn – and that the next option is negotiating with unions on an individual basis.
# public-service - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
# Public Sector
# Public Sector
The government is seeking to cut public sector pay by €300 million this year and hopes for a negotiated settlement with trade unions by next week.
# public-service - Monday 18 March, 2013
# Croke Park 2
# Croke Park 2
Regional Secratary of UNITE hit out at the government, accusing it of “subverting the democratic process”.
# public-service - Thursday 14 March, 2013
# Croke Park 2
# Croke Park 2
The union said that the proposals on the table were “the best that could be obtained through negotiation”.
# public-service - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
# Croke Park
# Croke Park
The INMO said it will not be moving the proposals as it returns to talks on the Croke Park Agreement today.
# public-service - Monday 18 February, 2013
# Croke Park II
# Croke Park II
The government is seeking additional savings from the public sector, setting it on a collision course with unions. Here’s what it’s all about…
# Croke Park
# Croke Park
Meanwhile, an alliance of gardaí, nurses, paramedics, firefighters and prison officers will hold a rally in Dublin this evening.
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