The country’s largest nursing union has warned companies with agency nurses that they have no right to impose the terms of the Haddington Road Agreement on those nurses.

There was a 5% increase in the number of professional job opportunities in Ireland in June compared with the previous month.

Chambers Ireland has today called on unions to re-enter talks regarding the upcoming implementation of the Agency Workers Directive.

Last minute negotiations were being held tonight between European Government ministers and officials in a bid to head off a row over new employment rights for temporary and agency workers.