The Labour Court this week held its hearing on the issue of the exclusion of health and social care professionals (HSCPs) from access to competitions for supplementary panels. 

Workers now enjoy a strengthened ‘right to disconnect’ under a new code of practice launched by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) last week.

Unions have called for a minimum of ten days paid leave each year for victims of domestic violence. An ICTU submission to the Government highlighted the disproportionate impact that Covid-19 restrictions have had on victims of violence, harassment and abuse.

Fórsa is close to concluding its position on the formation of health and care sector bargaining units under the sectoral bargaining provisions of the new public service agreement, Building Momentum.

The Government’s new rural development plan, Our Rural Future, which was announced last week, includes plans to establish 96 new community healthcare networks (CHNs) across the country.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has welcomed the news that the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill is back on the agenda, following the Government’s announcement that amendments to the lapsed 2019 bill have been approved.

Ireland’s waiting times for hospital treatments are much longer than previously reported, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).