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<p>'Sources across the Defence Forces, and particularly the navy, have predicted that the exodus of staff is only going to get worse this year.' The LÉ James Joyce at Haulbowline, Cork. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Sean O'Riordan: Defence Forces are sleepwalking towards a staffing crisis

Inadequate pay, pensions, and conditions are driving personnel out of Ireland's Army, Air Corps, and Navy

<p> Organisations with more than 250 employees are now obliged by law to report on the hourly gender pay gap.</p>

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Four government departments miss deadline to publish gender pay gap reports

Transport, Health, and Foreign Affairs have been late publishing reports in the first year it became mandatory, while Housing has yet to publish

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaks to the media in Omagh, Co Tyrone.

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Heaton-Harris to announce timing of MLA pay cut ‘very, very soon’

Chris Heaton-Harris has said he will make a statement on when MLAs’ pay will be cut “very, very soon” and said that he believes a deal can be done on the protocol by January.

Symbol for gender equality. Hand turns a dice and changes a unequal sign to a equal sign between symbols of men and women.

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Why do we consider some work as less valuable than others?

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Over 70% of schools received no response to ads for teachers

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Cork's Apple workers to get 9.25% pay increase and €1,000 tax-free voucher

Leo Varadkar: Restoring the wages of high earners is not a pay rise

The restoration of pre-austerity wages for Ireland’s highest-paid public servants should not be misrepresented as a pay rise, the Tanaiste has insisted.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

Daniel McConnell: Pay restoration for public servants a politically delicate issue

Restoration of wages to highly-paid public servants comes at the worst possible time for the Government as the public sees their wages wiped out by rising inflation

Wed, 22 Jun, 2022

Number of HSE staff on over €500k doubles in a year while complaints show slight rise

A total of 5,415 formal complaints were recorded and examined in 2021 — a rise of 21 cases from 2020

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

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Irish Examiner view: Is this a new era of wage negotiation?

Government and public sector unions willing to bring issues other than wage packets to the table

Tue, 24 May, 2022

'With this inflation, it’s low-to-middle income people who are going to suffer quite badly'

The Central Statistics Office found prices rose 7% in the year to April, with massive increases in energy costs during that time

Fri, 13 May, 2022

Second-level student teachers being 'exploited' over pay

ASTI to campaign for PME students to be paid for all the hours they work in schools during their second year

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Majority of teachers say they can't get mortgage approval on current salaries

Among teachers who rent, 98% said it would be either extremely difficult or difficult to secure new accommodation in the locality if they had to vacate their current arrangements

Tue, 19 Apr, 2022

Rear view of a female elementary teacher giving a lesson in the classroom.

Teachers' union calls for pay increases to match inflation

The INTO Congress has heard calls for wage increases for teachers to ensure they 'are not taken for granted'

Mon, 18 Apr, 2022

23 HSE consultants earned more than €400k in 2020

While nurses get by on an average of €35k to €40k, some clinicians earn salaries of up to €650k, more than the HSE CEO

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

Precarious employment outlook jeopardising Irish academia

Higher education is being sustained by highly qualified, low-paid staff on temporary contracts, earning well below a living wage, with no job security.

Tue, 22 Mar, 2022

Hospitals need to double number of critical care beds, IMO warns

Significant investment in medical manpower, general practice, and mental health service is also needed

Mon, 27 Sep, 2021

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes

HSE job evaluation scheme saw almost every single applicant promoted

Almost 140 staff were promoted by at least two grades and an internal audit has described the scheme as "unsatisfactory", the lowest possible score on the HSE's scale

Tue, 21 Sep, 2021

UK wages grow rapidly as firms scramble for staff after Covid lockdown

UK wage growth hit a record as companies posted more than a million new job vacancies for the first time in an unprecedented scramble for staff following the loosening of lockdown rules.

Tue, 17 Aug, 2021

Pay rise offer a ‘kick in the teeth’, NHS staff say

NHS staff say they are dealing with a 'massive haemorrhage' of workers following the pandemic and said the proposal was insulting

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

The Career Coach: How to ask your boss for a pay rise

Advance your professional life with help from our careers agony aunt Angela Burke

Mon, 24 May, 2021

RTÉ staff reject proposed pay cuts

Some 87% of those polled voted against the cuts and other measures, which are part of a three-year plan designed to save €60m

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021

UK health service pay rise of 1% is half of what was included in budgets, says trusts group

The organisation said detailed work had been conducted by the NHS on a long-term plan in which it claimed the UK Government assumed an NHS pay rise in 2021/22 of 2.1%, not 1%.

Sat, 06 Mar, 2021

Clodagh Finn: Women’s voices are still not being heard in the public domain

There is a very long tradition of silencing women in public.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Conor King: Manning up to our defence responsibility

The Irish Defence Forces have never been weaker, but a new commission provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform and modernise it, writes Conor King

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020

PDForra secures compensation for alleged breaches of Working Time Directive

A Defence Forces representative association has scored two more victories in a battle with the Department of Defence by gaining compensation for alleged breaches of the Working Time Directive (WTD) and getting an increase in technical grade pay for ...

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020

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Government scored 'own goal' over student nurses pay, say Fine Gael TDs

Party is 'carrying the can' on the issue, claims Cork North-Central TD Colm Burke

Wed, 09 Dec, 2020

Leo Varadkar: Statutory sick pay must be fair for workers and employers

Introducing statutory sick pay in Ireland will not place an undue cost burden on employers, the Tánaiste has insisted. Leo Varadkar said any scheme must protect low paid and vulnerable workers as well as being fair and affordable for businesses.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2020

Taoiseach denies leaving low-paid workers 'out in the cold'

Government accused of 'turning its back' on workers on minimum pay

Wed, 23 Sep, 2020

Update: Frontline ambulance workers pay issue resolved, staff to receive full wages

Arrangements have been made this evening to ensure that frontline ambulance workers receive their full wages this week.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2020

'This is how they repay us?': UK frontline workers excluded from pay rise

Frontline workers excluded from the public sector pay rise said they feel undervalued and like “our lives don’t matter”. Almost 900,000 workers are set to benefit from the pay rise, with teachers and doctors seeing the largest increase at 3. 1% and 2.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2020

Leaving out social care staff and nurses from UK public sector pay rises ‘shocking’

Social care providers have accused the British Government of “sidestepping” the issue of low pay for care staff, while professions covered by the public sector pay rise warned of a blow to morale and struggles retaining staff.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2020

Minimum wage set to increase early next year

The national minimum wage is set to increase by 30 cent on February 1, 2020.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2019

'A simple statement can put this matter to bed' - Flanagan responds to Dara Murphy Dáil attendance record

The Justice Minister has said that Dara Murphy needs to set the record straight about his Dáil attendance record and claimed allowances.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2019

Ministers: Nurses’ pay deal won’t result in cuts

The Government is seeking to downplay fears that surging nurses’ pay deal costs could force the health service to seek extra funds or cut back services. , insisting money is available to operate the system.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2019

Reserve Defence Forces Association claim Minister has 'essentially forgotten about their existence'

Members of the country's Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) are being paid on average 18% less than the rates being given to their counterparts in the regular forces.

Tue, 14 May, 2019

Increase in builders' minimum pay rates heavily criticised by business groups and unions

The Small Firms Association has branded the decision to grant a near 3% increase in minimum pay rates for building and electrical contractors "disappointing" and said the move will make it more difficult for small companies in the sector to compete.

Fri, 10 May, 2019

Pay increases for electrical and construction workers

Minimum rates of pay for workers in the construction sector are set to rise by 5.4% while rates in the electrical sector will increase by 2.7%.

Fri, 10 May, 2019

Civil servants and managers want pay restoration, union says

A union representing 3,000 senior civil servants and managers is calling for an early review of the current public pay agreement.

Fri, 10 May, 2019

Political class must resist all greedy pay calls

It wouldn’t be Easter week without it.

Sat, 27 Apr, 2019

TUI: 'Palpable anger and frustration' about pay discrepancies for teachers

There is 'palpable anger and frustration' about ongoing pay discrepancies for teachers in Ireland.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2019

Issue of pay inequality for teachers 'unfinished business', says Education Minister

Education Minister Joe McHugh has said that he cannot commit to a timeline to end pay inequality for teachers.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2019

ASTI to seek extra pay benefits for members following nurses deal

A leading teachers' union has indicated it will seek additional pay benefits, following the Government's recent settlement with nurses.

Fri, 12 Apr, 2019

Mandate to seek increase in minimum pay for Tesco employees

Mandate is to lodge a pay claim with Tesco on behalf of the 8,000 workers it represents.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2019

Teachers' union to continue campaign for pay equality

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation says it will continue to campaign for pay equality for all its members following the introduction of pay improvements for public servants.

Fri, 01 Mar, 2019

ASTI will ballot for strike action if primary teachers does same

Latest: The Association of Secondary School Teachers (ASTI) plans to ballot for strike action if the INTO does the same.

Sat, 26 Jan, 2019

Minister to address issue of pay for new teachers as union warn of recruitment crisis

The Minister for Education says he will address the issue of pay for new teachers next year.

Fri, 25 Jan, 2019

Calls for expert group to examine nurses pay claims

There have been calls for an expert group to be set up to examine nurses pay claims.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2019

Government criticised for 'two-faced approach' to Defence Forces

The Taoiseach and Minister for Defence are visiting Irish Peace Keeping missions in Mali in West Africa this week.

Mon, 07 Jan, 2019

Finance Minister eager to continue Public Service pay deal

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that he will not do anything to “unravel” the Public Service pay agreement.

Fri, 04 Jan, 2019

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Sean O'Riordan: Defence Forces are sleepwalking towards a staffing crisis

Four government departments miss deadline to publish gender pay gap reports

Heaton-Harris to announce timing of MLA pay cut ‘very, very soon’

Why do we consider some work as less valuable than others?

Over 70% of schools received no response to ads for teachers

Cork's Apple workers to get 9.25% pay increase and €1,000 tax-free voucher

Leo Varadkar: Restoring the wages of high earners is not a pay rise

Daniel McConnell: Pay restoration for public servants a politically delicate issue

Number of HSE staff on over €500k doubles in a year while complaints show slight rise

Irish Examiner view: Is this a new era of wage negotiation?

'With this inflation, it’s low-to-middle income people who are going to suffer quite badly'

Second-level student teachers being 'exploited' over pay

Majority of teachers say they can't get mortgage approval on current salaries

Teachers' union calls for pay increases to match inflation

23 HSE consultants earned more than €400k in 2020

Precarious employment outlook jeopardising Irish academia

Hospitals need to double number of critical care beds, IMO warns

HSE job evaluation scheme saw almost every single applicant promoted

UK wages grow rapidly as firms scramble for staff after Covid lockdown

Pay rise offer a ‘kick in the teeth’, NHS staff say

The Career Coach: How to ask your boss for a pay rise

RTÉ staff reject proposed pay cuts

UK health service pay rise of 1% is half of what was included in budgets, says trusts group

Clodagh Finn: Women’s voices are still not being heard in the public domain

Conor King: Manning up to our defence responsibility

PDForra secures compensation for alleged breaches of Working Time Directive

Government scored 'own goal' over student nurses pay, say Fine Gael TDs

Leo Varadkar: Statutory sick pay must be fair for workers and employers

Taoiseach denies leaving low-paid workers 'out in the cold'

Update: Frontline ambulance workers pay issue resolved, staff to receive full wages

'This is how they repay us?': UK frontline workers excluded from pay rise

Leaving out social care staff and nurses from UK public sector pay rises ‘shocking’

Minimum wage set to increase early next year

'A simple statement can put this matter to bed' - Flanagan responds to Dara Murphy Dáil attendance record

Ministers: Nurses’ pay deal won’t result in cuts

Reserve Defence Forces Association claim Minister has 'essentially forgotten about their existence'

Increase in builders' minimum pay rates heavily criticised by business groups and unions

Pay increases for electrical and construction workers

Civil servants and managers want pay restoration, union says

Political class must resist all greedy pay calls

TUI: 'Palpable anger and frustration' about pay discrepancies for teachers

Issue of pay inequality for teachers 'unfinished business', says Education Minister

ASTI to seek extra pay benefits for members following nurses deal

Mandate to seek increase in minimum pay for Tesco employees

Teachers' union to continue campaign for pay equality

ASTI will ballot for strike action if primary teachers does same

Minister to address issue of pay for new teachers as union warn of recruitment crisis

Calls for expert group to examine nurses pay claims

Government criticised for 'two-faced approach' to Defence Forces

Finance Minister eager to continue Public Service pay deal

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