Fórsa members at the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) will engage in continuing industrial action from next Thursday (10th February), as part of a dispute that saw two work stoppages take place at Irish fishing ports in January.

The restoration of working time to pre-austerity levels will apply to all civil and public servants in the grades affected, including those who joined the public service after additional working hours were introduced in 2013.

A joint union campaign is underway to win changes to a proposed law that the Government claims would give all workers a right to request remote working arrangements.

Revised official advice on Covid-related workplace safety says employers should continue to consult with unions on workplace safety issues, and address staff concerns over plans for a phased return to work premises.

New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that a third of the working population between the ages of 20 and 69 have no pension coverage outside of the state pension, despite ongoing campaigns to improve pension coverage.