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£688 million released for long-delayed public sector pay rises

Stormont ministers have agreed to release £688 million to make outstanding pay awards for public sector workers in Northern Ireland. Individual departments have each been given an allocation and will now negotiate with relevant trade unions on the ...

15 Feb 2024 at 18:39

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DUP boycott denying a pay rise to health and social care workers

Foyle MLA Ciara Ferguson (Sinn Féin) has said the DUP should end its boycott of the Assembly and stop denying a pay rise to health and social care workers. Ms Ferguson was speaking as the Chief Executives of the North’s Health and Social Care ...

16 Jan 2024 at 16:40

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Savings have left health service operating at limit, budget document states

Savings within the health service in Northern Ireland mean it is currently operating at the limit of what can be achieved without causing “catastrophic harm”, a budget assessment has said. Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has further warned that ...

21 Nov 2024 at 13:00

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Derry public sector workers and trade unions joining general strike

Derry City and Strabane District councillor Shaun Harkin (People Before Profit) said his party stood "100 per cent with hundreds of thousands of public sector workers and trade unions joining the general strike this Thursday". Cllr Harkin ...

16 Jan 2024 at 14:00

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Warning: 'Christmas Day' health staffing levels in Derry

The Western Trust has issued a statement regarding the Public Sector Day of Action. The statement said: "The Western Trust has received formal notification from a significant number of trade unions representing a wide range of staff ...

17 Jan 2024 at 18:06

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Unite’s transport workers and police staff members to join NI pay strike

Unite’s public transport workers and police staff are set to join a major strike in Northern Ireland next week, the union has said. Teachers, nurses, health workers and civil servants are among those who are to take part in what is ...

10 Jan 2024 at 16:30

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Secretary says Stormont funding is ‘ample’ amid calls for more

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has rejected claims by Stormont ministers that better funding is needed from the UK Government as powersharing returns. The Cabinet minister insisted the £3.3 billion package offered ...

05 Feb 2024 at 09:58

Northern Ireland

Lack of budget ‘jeopardising public services’ in Northern Ireland

The lack of a budget in Northern Ireland is jeopardising the delivery of key services, the heads of more than 50 public sector bodies have warned. The Public Sector Chairs’ Forum, which represents public bodies across the region,...

25 Apr 2023 at 12:44

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NIPSA join Derry picket and rally as part of General Strike action

NIPSA members across the health service, education authority and the civil service will engage in strike action tomorrow (Thursday 18th January). Almost 40,000 members will be affected by the action which is in relation to fair ...

17 Jan 2024 at 11:15

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Thousands at Derry fair pay rally

Members of 15 public sector unions marched from early-morning workplace picket lines to Derry’s Guildhall calling for fair pay and conditions. Possibly the most co-ordinated campaign of strike action seen in the North since ...

22 Jan 2024 at 09:43

Northern Ireland

Report finds ‘risks and weaknesses’ in public procurement processes

An Assembly committee has raised concern over a series of “significant risks and weaknesses” around public procurement processes in Northern Ireland. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) expressed concern that there is no ...

21 Nov 2024 at 10:07

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland finances not on a sustainable footing, MPs are told

Public finances in Northern Ireland are currently not on a sustainable footing, Chris Heaton-Harris has told MPs. The Northern Ireland Secretary refused to give a date when he would set a budget for the region during an ...

25 Apr 2023 at 16:50

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