This time of year often brings with it a sense of renewed opportunity and plans for the months ahead, as schools reopen and holidays come to an end. Here at Fórsa we have a busy schedule of events open to all members, from trainings to seminars, between now and the end of year, which I hope that you will enjoy. A core focus of our work this Autumn will be negotiating a new national pay agreement for public sector workers.
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Fórsa has written to over 4,000 schools, nationally, to reiterate the use of the 72-hour obligation for special needs assistants (SNAs), as set out by the Department of Education.
School secretaries are to be paid through the Department of Education payroll system for the first time on September 14th. Previously, the amount paid varied from school to school – and some secretaries were paid less than the minimum wage.
Fórsa has welcomed a new Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) agreement about pay and a future employment framework for School Completion Programme (SCP) workers.
The Fórsa Youth Network will be hosting an event on the housing crisis “Locked Out: The Working Homeless”, at 6.30pm on Friday, September 29th in Nerney's Court.
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