The Amicus trade union has reached an agreement with insurance company Allianz over new pension arrangements for staff.

The Amicus trade union has announced details of the industrial action it plans to take over the pensions row at Bank of Ireland.

Hundreds of Bank of Ireland staff are to take strike action in the next few weeks as part of a dispute over a new pension scheme.

THE K Club has accepted a Labour Court ruling that will give its greenkeepers phased pay increases of up to 50%, bringing their annual salaries up to €30,000.

A dispute which threatens the K Club’s hosting of the prestigious Ryder Cup this September has been referred to a full hearing of the Labour Court.

The Amicus trade union has claimed Ireland could end up with an American-style health insurance system if Health Minister Mary Harney decides against the introduction of so-called "risk equalisation".

The Amicus trade union has called on the Government to accept a recommendation that the private health insurance firm BUPA should subsidise the VHI, its state-owned rival.

HIBERNIAN Group, one of the country's largest and most successful financial organisations, is seeking to cut its 1,400 strong workforce by 180 over the next 18 months.

THE AMICUS trade union is to seek an effective 10% pay increase from employers over an 18-month period under the review of the Sustaining Progress agreement if the government fails to address current inequities in the tax system.

STAFF at two State agencies have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Government's decentralisation plan.

The AMICUS trade union has accused the Government of failing to honour its promise that the civil service decentralisation plan would only be implemented on a voluntary basis.