AVERAGE weekly earnings are down 3.8% in the past year, according to figures released by the CSO. The figures reflect a 2.2% fall in hours worked and a 1.5% drop in average hourly earnings. The highest falls in weekly earnings were in Education (-9.1%) and Transport (-1.5%). Weekly earnings in the private sector fell by 2.8% compared with a fall of 5.5% in the public sector.
Public Sector Pay
# public-sector-pay - Yesterday’s News
INTO says teachers should vote Yes to revised pay deal
The primary teachers’ union says the new proposals are an improvement on the rejected Croke Park 2 deal.
# public-sector-pay - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Doctors and teachers reveal details of revised Croke Park 2 plans
The IMO and INTO have both published details of the sector-specific deals tabled at the Labour Relations Commission.
Howlin: ‘Public servants have given a huge amount but this is the last ask’
The minister said he was glad the structure was there for a new deal but was “not taking anything for granted in relation to the ballot”.
# public-sector-pay - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Joan Burton: In everybody’s interest that we get a public sector pay deal
The Minister for Social Protection says she is “hopeful” a deal can be reached with unions ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Five days to go: New deadline to reach deal on public sector pay cuts
The government is seeking to cut public sector pay by €300 million this year and hopes for a negotiated settlement with trade unions by next week.
# public-sector-pay - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added bands that don’t exist
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today…
Government to seek negotiations with unions over cutting €300m from pay
The Cabinet decided this morning to ask the head of the Labour Relations Commission to seek out unions and determine whether or not there is a basis for further negotiations.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Shatter tells garda superintendents he’s ‘sorry they felt excluded’ from Croke Park talks
The Justice Minister also said that recruitment would now have to be delayed because there must be funds to pay for them.
# public-sector-pay - Monday 4 March, 2013
Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach’s salary undermines his agenda
In a wide-ranging interview with TheJournal.ie, the Sinn Féin president also revealed which government policies his party actually supports and explained why Croke Park II is a bad deal.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
In full: The proposed public sector pay deal
The Labour Relations Commission has published the full document that proposes changes to public sector pay and conditions or Croke Park II as it is more commonly known.
# public-sector-pay - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Brian Hayes: Legislation on public pay ‘inevitable if there is no agreement’
The Junior Finance Minister said that while this was the case, government would rather not impose “some unilateral settlement”.
# public-sector-pay - Friday 15 February, 2013
Firefighter union chief says he’s been barred from all Dublin fire stations
John Kidd, whose union claims to represent most of the firefighters working in Dublin, says he is barred from entering any fire station in the capital amid disputes with management over cuts to resources.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Cutting €1bn in public pay will shave up to 0.5% off GDP – ESRI
Cutting public sector pay by €1bn will result in a reduction of 0.25% – 0.5% in GDP, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.
# public-sector-pay - Sunday 20 January, 2013
Public sector pay cuts not ruled out, increments on the table – Taoiseach
In a wide-ranging interview with RTÉ, the Taoiseach also said that he was “not in the business of providing abortion on demand” and said the Anglo promissory note would be restructured.
# public-sector-pay - Monday 15 October, 2012
Troika have no issue with reported Croke Park savings – government
The Department of Public Expenditure says it’s checked with the Troika – and there’s no worries about the reported savings.
Fine Gael TDs challenge Government stance on Croke Park
The eight TDs argue in today’s Irish Examiner that “protecting core pay” does not equate to supporting incremental pay increases and allowances for high earners.
# public-sector-pay - Friday 12 October, 2012
Men get paid 21% more than women in the private sector
The gender gap is 8 per cent higher in the private sector than the public sector.
# public-sector-pay - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Croke Park Agreement: Where do the political parties stand?
We’ve asked all of the political parties and a smattering of independents to outline clearly and in detail their position on the Croke Park Agreement on public sector pay and reform. Here is what they said…
# public-sector-pay - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Column: We just can’t afford it any more – the case against Croke Park
Public sector workers have seen their average wages rise while others fall – and this can’t continue, writes Keith Redmond.
Column: Slashing wages will hurt everybody – the case for Croke Park
It’s in everyone’s interest to keep the Croke Park deal, writes Michael Taft – private sector jobs are at stake too.
# public-sector-pay - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Croke Park talks needed in ‘six to eight months if not sooner’ – Varadkar
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said that negotiations over the extension or renegotiation of the Croke Park Agreement will be needed within the “next six to eight months if not sooner”.
# public-sector-pay - Friday 31 August, 2012
Reilly indicates renegotiation of Croke Park Agreement may be needed
The Health Minister was responding to questions about the financial problems in the health service following the HSE’s announcement of €130 million of cost saving measures.
# public-sector-pay - Monday 25 June, 2012
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Public sector pay increments should be deferred, says Varadkar
Freezing pay increases could save up to €200 million a year, he said, but admits would be in breach of Croke Park Agreement.
# public-sector-pay - Tuesday 17 January, 2012
Majority of FG-Lab councillors want Croke Park deal changed – survey
A survey carried out by a Fine Gael senator finds that two-thirds of FG and Labour councillors would back amending the deal.
# public-sector-pay - Tuesday 29 November, 2011
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Catch up on the day’s biggest stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
# public-sector-pay - Saturday 12 November, 2011
The Daily Fix: Saturday
Catch up on the day’s biggest stories – as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
Brendan Howlin: No guarantees on public sector pay cuts
The Minister for Public Expenditure has said “all bets are off” unless savings are delivered under the Croke Park deal.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
One hundred university staff still paid more than €200,000 wage cap
Three top academics at Irish universities are each earning more than a quarter of a million euro a year.
# public-sector-pay - Monday 19 September, 2011
Davy lowers forecasts for Irish economy
Davy’s research division has revised its forecasts for Irish economic growth down as the global outlook deteriorates.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
Government pledges: No more pay cuts in public sector
There will also be no compulsory redundancies thanks to “progress” under the Croke Park agreement.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 22 June, 2011
Government lowers pay ceilings for semi-state chief executives
But the State’s next round of public CEOs will still earn as much as the next President, and more than the Taoiseach.
# public-sector-pay - Sunday 1 May, 2011
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Colonel Gaddafi’s son killed in NATO airstrike; public sector pay secured; the former Pope to be beatified; another hat in the ring for the Áras; and Playstation to resume services on its network.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 27 April, 2011
Teachers union call for State to stop funding private schools
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland backs a call to end €100m in “privilege funding” for private secondary schools.
# public-sector-pay - Thursday 23 December, 2010
Student nurses’ pay to be cut to zero by 2015
Department of Health cutbacks mean trainee nurses will no longer be paid for their 36 weeks of work on hospital wards.
# public-sector-pay - Monday 6 December, 2010
Budget’s semi-state pay caps may be illegal
New pay caps may only apply to new semi-state staff, as the cabinet is told a retrospective cap could be illegal.
# public-sector-pay - Friday 10 September, 2010
# public-sector-pay - Saturday 28 August, 2010
ECB urges spending cuts
Slashing spending and public sector pay is the only way to recovery, says Jean Claude Trichet.
# public-sector-pay - Wednesday 28 July, 2010
Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal released a list of the top 25 earners of the decade and it got us thinking.
Who are the best paid civil and public servants in Ireland? So we compiled a list from their respective annual reports. We’ve put their salaries together with the value of their known benefits and bonuses.
Perhaps the new McCarthy group will want to take a look at this.
1. Padraig McManus, CEO, ESB, €654,309
2. Declan Collier, CEO, Dublin Airport Authority, €568,100
3. John Corrigan, Head of NTMA, €500,000 + (Estimated as NTMA refuses to release salary details)
4. Brendan McDonagh, Head of NAMA, €500,000 + (Estimated as NAMA refuses to release salary details)
5. Mike Aynsley, CEO, Anglo Irish Bank, €500,000
6. Donal Connell, CEO, An Post €500,000
7. Cathal Magee, Chief Executive, HSE €415,000
8. Donal Byrne, CEO, Eirgrid, €407,000
9. John Mullins, CEO, Bord Gais, €394,000
10. Gabriel D’arcy CEO, Bord na Mona, €392,000
And what does poor old Taoiseach Brian Cowen earn? A measly €228,000 – not bad in comparison to his British counterpart David Cameron who’s only pulling in €169,500. There are sixty-six civil and public servants on higher pay than Cowen according to The Sunday Tribune.
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Poll: Should Ireland be tougher on multi-national companies when it comes to tax?
AT A HIGH-profile US Senate meeting, technology giant Apple was accused of using Ireland as a ‘tax haven’.
The multinational firm, which employs 4,000 people in Ireland, reportedly avoided paying €34 billion in US taxes by negotiating a tax rate of less than 2 per cent with the Irish government – significantly lower than that nation’s 12.5 per cent statutory rate.
The Senate heard that American children are losing out on education because Apple is transferring profits to Irish subsidiaries.
However, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny has denied that Ireland is a tax haven and rejected claims that authorities had negotiated deals with multi-national companies.
So, today we want to know, what do you think? Should Ireland be tougher on multi-national companies when it comes to tax?
Poll Results:
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