by | Jun 27, 2025 | General News, Health, Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin
After sustained union campaigning, the HSE and Section 38 employers in intellectual disability and community services have confirmed that funding for the Serious Physical Assault Scheme is now available. This breakthrough follows concerns that frontline workers in...
by | Jun 27, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Department of Health has confirmed that talks with the Department of Public Expenditure on pension abatement rules for people returning to work for the HSE are ongoing. Current rules require abatement if people are re-employed in the public service, though the...
by | Jun 27, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
Ambulance worker representatives are set to conclude negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on a future framework for the National Ambulance Service (NAS). The talks, initiated following an independent report that recommended changes to the service,...
by | Jun 27, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
Following RTÉ’s devastating investigation into private nursing homes, SIPTU is demanding immediate government action to enforce safe staffing levels and end the profit-driven neglect of elderly care. The exposé revealed systemic abuse, with residents denied basic...
by | Jun 27, 2025 | Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin
After weeks of intense negotiations between the HSE, the Department of Health, and health workers’ unions, an agreement has been reached on the HSE Principles for Extended Services. The initiative aims to enhance patient access to services by extending opening hours,...
by | Jun 27, 2025 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members employed providing vital services including care for the disabled, elderly and youth supports in Section 39 organisations recently voted overwhelmingly in favour of pay proposals agreed at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). SIPTU Sector Organiser,...
