Legal Island News http://www.legal-island.com Legal Island News Feed - ROI http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1207/the-publication-of-the-agency-work-bill-clarity-or-confusion/ Jennifer Cashman gives her view on the latest developments relating to Agency Workers in Ireland -1207 Top academics snub Quinn pay cut plea http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1239/top-academics-snub-quinn-pay-cut-plea/ -1239 Hiring freeze 'challenging' for health sector http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1240/hiring-freeze-challenging-for-health-sector/ The CEO of the Health Information and Quality Authority has told the Committee on Health and Children that the moratorium on public service recruitment is hugely challenging for the sector. -1240 http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1241/tesco-hiv-guard-sacked-over-night-shift-ribena-awarded-32-000/ -1241 Restaurant worker lost job for 'grazing' on duty, tribunal told http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1242/restaurant-worker-lost-job-for-grazing-on-duty-tribunal-told/ A worker in a Dunnes Stores-operated restaurant was captured on CCTV eating chips and sausages before wiping her mouth with her sleeve while serving customers. -1242 Commission launches debate on corporate restructuring: what lessons from the crisis? http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1243/commission-launches-debate-on-corporate-restructuring-what-lessons-from-the-crisis/ The European Commission has launched a Europe-wide public debate on corporate restructuring and anticipating change. -1243 Whistleblower in psychiatric unit row gets job back http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1245/whistleblower-in-psychiatric-unit-row-gets-job-back/ The Whistleblower who revealed that psychiatric patients had been moved to a closed unit for Christmas has been given her job back. -1245 'Outdated' payments to public servants facing axe http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1246/outdated-payments-to-public-servants-facing-axe/ Extra payments given to public servants because they have third level or other qualifications have been singled out for the axe under plans to slash spending. -1246 Manual handling one of the biggest causes of injury in the workplace http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1247/manual-handling-one-of-the-biggest-causes-of-injury-in-the-workplace/ HSA produces sector specific guides to reduce manual handling injuries -1247 http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1251/consultants-over-50-000-better-off-by-retiring-just-a-day-earlier/ -1251 Health and Safety Authority targeting improvements in high risk sectors http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1253/health-and-safety-authority-targeting-improvements-in-high-risk-sectors/ The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D., has today (Tuesday 31st January) launched the Health and Safety Authority Programme of Work for 2012 which sets out the annual priorities and targets for the Authority. -1253 Irish women better qualified than men but earn less and work fewer hours - report http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1254/irish-women-better-qualified-than-men-but-earn-less-and-work-fewer-hours-report/ Irish women are more likely to have higher qualifications than men - but work fewer hours and earn less, a new report covered in the Irish Independent has found. -1254 Unions demand return of teacher allowances http://www.legal-island.ie/news/item/1255/unions-demand-return-of-teacher-allowances/ The TUI and ASTI have criticised the decision to suspend the payment of allowances to new teachers. -1255