In view of the summer period the Executive Committee has extended the deadline for receipt of AGM motions to Wednesday 4th of September 2024 at 5pm.
The 2023 MLSA Annual Report is now available in the Members' Area of the website. Members are reminded that the closing date for AGM motions and Executive Committee nominations is this Friday 23rd August at 5pm.
Registration is now open here for LabCon 2024, the biennial joint conference of the MLSA and Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine, which will be held in the Strand Hotel Limerick on and Saturday 5th October. We hope to see as many members as possible at the conference. Click here for the LabCon 2024 programme.
The MLSA AGM will take place at 2pm on Friday 4th October and MLSA members can attend this part of... Read More
The HSE will hold its final roadshow presentation on the HSE Laboratory Services Reform Draft Strategy tomorrow, Friday 10th May. The meeting details including a Microsoft Teams link are available below.
HSE Laboratory Services Reform Draft Strategy 2025-2029
Presentation from Elva Theatre Waterford University Hospital
10th May 11:00 Presented by... Read More
The MLSA is pleased to announce the return in 2024 of LabCon, the joint conference of the MLSA and Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine (ACSLM), after a gap of five years. The conference will be held in the Strand Hotel Limerick on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th October 2024 and an exciting programme is currently in development. The MLSA AGM will be held on the afternoon of Friday 4th October.
MLSA members have voted by a large majority to accept the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026 proposals and the implementation of the Devine Report. In a turnout of 80.8% of members, 95.9% have voted to accept the proposals. ... Read More
MLSA members in the public sector are reminded to vote on the proposed Public Service Agreement 2024-2026 (PSA) and implementation of the Devine Report from 1st January 2024. The Executive Committee strongly recommends acceptance of the proposals.
... Read MoreMLSA members in the public sector are to be balloted on the proposed Public Service Agreement 2024-2026 (PSA) and implementation of the Devine Report from 1st January 2024. Following consultation with members and consideration of feedback received from agents, the Executive Committee unanimously agreed to conduct a single ballot of members on the proposed PSA, which provides for implementation of the Devine Report in accordance with Labour Court recommendation LCR22780. The Executive Committee strongly recommends acceptance of the proposals.
Mi-Voice is an... Read More
The application form for the 2024 Cyril Keogh bursary awards is now available for download in the Members’ Area of the MLSA website. Applications are invited from members who completed an eligible course in the previous two calendar years 2022 and 2023. See terms and conditions on the application form. The closing date for applications is Sunday 31st March 2023.
The officers of the Public Services Committee (PSC) of the Irish Congress of trade Unions (ICTU) met with affiliate and non-affiliated unions and associations this morning to provide an update on the public service pay talks, which adjourned at 3am this morning. Unions expressed concern that the Government’s initial pay offering last night illustrated its lack of preparedness to complete a sustainable and robust multi-year pay deal, and further undermined perceptions of the Government’s approach to the process of securing a new agreement. ... Read More