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Social protection secures leave carry-over
by Róisín McKane
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Fórsa supports #NoWomanLeftBehind
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Colombia union rep death threats
by Niall Shanahan
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Just transition discussion online
by Mark Corcoran
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Fórsa unveils free will-writing service
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New contact numbers for Fórsa helplines
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Unions condemn Ukraine attacks
by Mehak Dugal
 

The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), which represents Fórsa and other unions with a collective membership of over 20 million, has condemned the recent Russian attack on Ukraine in the strongest terms.

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Remote work legislation 'fatally flawed'
by Bernard Harbor
 

Recently-published legislation that claims to give workers a right to request remote working arrangement is “fatally flawed” and needs major amendments, according to Fórsa and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

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No further annual leave roll-over
by Róisín McKane
 

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has declined an urgent request from Fórsa to allow a further roll-over of annual leave to facilitate staff who’ve been unable to take all their annual leave because of the pandemic and related work pressures.

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Movement on pension enrolment expected
by Mark Corcoran
 

Social protection minister Heather Humphreys has indicated that final proposals for an auto-enrolment pension scheme will go before Government in the coming weeks.

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Staff and executive officer merge urged
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa has called on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) to finalise the amalgamation of the staff officer (SO) and executive officer (EO) grades, following their consolidation in 2017.

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DSP resumes full public hours
by Róisín McKane
 

The Department of Social Protection has restored normal public opening hours for walk-in services in Intreo centres, following substantial union engagement.

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New passport shift patterns introduced
by Róisín McKane
 

A six-hour-shift working pattern has been introduced in the passport office following substantial engagement between Fórsa and management.

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Fórsa seeks stronger post-Covid state
by Bernard Harbor
 

Ireland spends 28% less on pensions and 12% less on family and child welfare when compared to high-income EU countries, according to a major new report on The Irish State Post-Pandemic, which was published by Fórsa last week.

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