Fórsa’s national executive has backed a core set of priorities for upcoming public service pay talks, and these were subsequently endorsed by the ICTU Public Service Committee (PSC), which represents all ICTU-affiliated unions with members in the civil and public service,

A delegation of Fórsa’s Garda Civilian members attended the Seanad on Wednesday (4^th October) for the second stage debate on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill.

Civil servants experiencing domestic violence will now be able to avail of paid leave of up to five days per year, following the recent passage of legislation to bring in paid domestic violence leave.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) has rejected a Fórsa claim seeking to pilot the four-day working week in the civil service.

Fórsa are disappointed after their claim for a shorter waiting time for Administritive Officer's to  become eligible for Higher Scales was rejected by DPER