SIPTU welcomes Fire Services investment plan but highlights gaps of ‘grave concern’

by | Apr 13, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community

SIPTU has today (Monday 13th April) welcomed the Government’s new investment plan for the country’s full-time and retained fire services but highlighted serious gaps of grave concern. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage published a statement on...

SIPTU condemns Government failure to support workers

by | Apr 13, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU General Secretary, John King, has condemned the Government’s abandonment of low- and average-income households amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis driven by spiralling energy costs, with no targeted support measures. SIPTU General Secretary, John King, said:...

Support Sector secures date with WRC over Job Evaluation Scheme

by | Apr 7, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, SIPTU Bulletin

The Support Sector Committee has secured a date with the Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) to re-engage on its outstanding concerns regarding the Job Evaluation Scheme. In 2023, SIPTU secured a positive outcome to the national job evaluation scheme for support...

SIPTU demands halt to hospitality VAT break to fund cost-of-living relief for workers

by | Mar 27, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Private Sector

SIPTU has called on the Government to halt the planned reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality and services sectors, saying the estimated €680 million it will cost on an annual basis should instead be invested in targeted electricity credits for low to...

SIPTU ambulance workers’ survey reveals lack of confidence in HSE to address welfare issues

by | Mar 27, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

A survey of SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service has found 78% of respondents express a lack of confidence in the HSE’s ability to adequately address welfare and health and safety issues highlighted by staff within the organisation.  As part of a...

Union access, legal limits and IR convergence to the fore at the IRN Conference 

by | Mar 26, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Press Releases, Public Sector

How is collective bargaining faring in Ireland? What does the State’s new Action Plan for promoting collective bargaining mean to practitioners? And how does Ireland look compared to other EU Member States? These questions were explored in detail by a panel of...