Rally highlights exploitation of migrant workers hereTrade unions are struggling to cope with the volume of complaints they are receiving from migrant workers about their treatment…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
May Day rally today to highlight the rights of migrant workers"Rights and entitlements for migrant workers" is to be the theme of a trade union rally in Dublin today to mark May Day.Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Gama workers to hold ballot on industrial actionWorkers at Gama Construction are to ballot for industrial action amid heightening tensions between management and employees at…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Compromise reached on Civil Service promotionsA plan by the Department of Finance to restrict all promotions in the Civil Service to staff willing to move to decentralised…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Union claims lift workers underpaidIndustrial action has been threatened at the State's largest Irish-owned lifts company over pay rates for its Filipino workers…Thu Apr 28 2005 - 01:00
Garda to provide increased back-up for security firmsGardaí will continue to provide a high level of back-up for cash-in-transit companies until internal protections are put in place…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Gama accused of stopping food for workersTurkish workers at Gama Construction staged a further protest against the company yesterday, accusing it of "starving them into…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
ICMSA staff to strike over work conditionsStaff at the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) are to go on strike from Tuesday in a row over what Siptu claims…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Charity shop worker awarded €10,000A charity shop worker who was paid a basic wage of €57 a week and went 13 years without a pay rise has been awarded more than…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Gama got 1,000 permits despite being ineligibleNearly 1,000 work permits have been issued to Gama Construction since January last year despite a ban on the issuing of such …Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
Amsterdam bank to pay Gama staffArrangements were being finalised yesterday to pay out millions of euro owned by Gama Construction employees and held in accounts…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
More inspectors to protect migrantsMinister for Enterprise Micheál Martin responded yesterday to growing concerns about the treatment of migrant workers by announcing…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Lack of resources for labour inspection criticisedThe Government was sharply criticised at the conference for its "failure" to adequately resource the labour inspectorate of the…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Union condemns threat to withhold pay riseCPSU conference: About 2,500 civil servants in the Department of Social and Family Affairs are threatened with the loss of their…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Promotions issue could block decentralisation, says unionThe Civil, Public and Services Union (CPSU) warned the Government yesterday it could block the decentralisation project because…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Inspectors detail problems of policing minimum wageLabour inspectors have warned the Government they are being prevented from properly policing the minimum wage and other employment…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Report on workers in Gama given to MinisterAn inspectors' report into alleged mistreatment of its workers by Gama Construction was yesterday presented to Minister for Enterprise…Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Labour inspectors condemn lack of resourcesLack of staff, resources, training and legal support is hampering the pursuit of employers who exploit their workers, labour …Fri Apr 08 2005 - 01:00
Turkish workers occupy site as tensions mount in Gama disputeTurkish workers yesterday occupied part of a Gama Construction site in Dublin as tensions mounted over its alleged mistreatment…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Lithuanian unfairly dismissed by store awarded €4,000A Lithuanian woman who was unfairly sacked by the owner of a Centra store in Co Kildare has been awarded €4,000 by the Employment…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Chechen sacked after harassment claim gets €15,000A Chechen employee who was sacked after she claimed colleagues had harassed her on the grounds of her religion and nationality…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Demoted pilot wins pay claimAn Aer Lingus pilot who was demoted following what was described as a "serious breach of discipline" during a flight from Cork…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Turkish workers were fully paid, says GamaA construction company accused of mistreating its Turkish workers last night denied new allegations about its activities.Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Protest by Turkish workers escalatesTurkish workers at Gama Construction plan a further protest against the company today in an intensifying row over their pay and…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
TDs appoint councillors as State-paid Dail assistantsLocal party activists, including county councillors, are being appointed by TDs to fill new State-funded jobs as parliamentary…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Thousands of women are returning to workThousands of women are returning to the labour force, or seeking work for the first time, according to the latest assessment …Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
€1-an-hour worker on ferry goes homeA woman hired to work on an Irish Ferries ship for just over €1 an hour is to return home to the Philippines after receiving …Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
Hotel seeks legal advice on rulingAshford Castle is to take legal advice on whether to implement a Labour Court determination that it should improve pay and conditions…Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Woman to stay on board ferry pending agreementA woman hired to work on an Irish Ferries ship for just over €1 an hour is to remain on board the vessel for the weekend pending…Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
Filipina on €1 an hour in ferry rowA woman from the Philippines employed on an Irish Ferries vessel for just over €1 an hour was last night at the centre of a continuing…Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
19 building sites in Cork closed due to safety fearsA total of 19 building sites in Cork were closed for a period in recent weeks by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in what…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Unions and staff angry at lossesUnion leaders and politicians yesterday roundly condemned Bank of Ireland's plan to cut more than 2,000 jobs as part of a cost…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Belgian tribunal rules in favour of employees sacked by RyanairRyanair will appeal a Belgian tribunal decision in favour of three employees who were sacked by the airline at the end of a 12…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Minister to get report on exploitation allegationsA proposal that the director of corporate enforcement be asked to investigate a Turkish construction company accused of mistreating…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Lidl told to cease job age requirementThe discount supermarket chain Lidl has been ordered by the Equality Tribunal to stop requiring prospective employees to state…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
State misses worker rights deadlineThe Government has failed to meet an EU deadline for the introduction of a new law giving workers the right to be consulted on…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Dismissal case woman awarded €17,000A woman who claimed she was constructively dismissed because her employer failed to investigate properly a complaint of sexual…Mon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
Ibec demands changes to benchmarking processEmployers are to demand a number of changes to the benchmarking process when a new examination of public-sector pay rates begins…Mon Mar 21 2005 - 00:00
Ruling on workers' rights appealedA rights commissioner's decision that could force the State to give permanent jobs to hundreds of temporary civil servants has…Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Shannon staff to vote on strike action over possible job cutsWorkers at Shannon airport are to ballot next week on industrial action in the event of job cuts being implemented without agreement…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
An Post told to restore wages to staff in SDSAn Post has been told by the Labour Court to restore wages to staff suspended in a row over the closure of the company's parcels…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Siptu seeks meeting with McDowell over rise in security van attacksReaction: An urgent meeting with Minister for Justice Michael McDowell to discuss the increasing rate of armed attacks on security…Tue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
Call for new ways to tackle work bullyingDisciplinary and grievance procedures were not the best way to deal with bullying at work, a conference was told yesterday.Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Regulator criticises An Post for failing to meet mail delivery goalsAn Post was criticised yesterday by the communications regulator for failing to make significant progress towards reaching mail…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Report urges more minority access to workplaceUrgent measures to facilitate access to the workplace for a range of groups, including non-nationals and people with disabilities…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Report raises serious issues for civil servants - unionUnion reaction: Serious issues concerning the relationship between ministers and civil servants are raised in the Travers report…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Childcare costs exclude women from workforceChildcare costs here are the highest in Europe and are keeping large numbers of women out of the workforce, according to a major…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
9pm bar limit for children silly, say hoteliersHoteliers have urged the Government to ease the "silly and unsociable" restriction on the hours people aged under 18 can legally…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Officers at Irish Ferries ballot for strike actionShips officers at Irish Ferries have begun a strike ballot in an intensifying row over the outsourcing of crew on the company…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Work permits withheld from building firm in pay inquiryA Turkish construction firm which underpaid hundreds of workers for most of last year is to be denied new work permits until …Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
