Public expenditure minister Michael McGrath has now raised the issue of public service pay and inflation at Cabinet earlier this week, and a formal engagement with his department’s officials is expected to get underway soon.

Fórsa has welcomed the announcement of a €307 million increase in core funding for higher education. But the union warned that the absence of a timescale for the spending could delay meaningful changes on the ground.

Fórsa has sought the commencement of talks on a new special needs assistant (SNA) national contract.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has again called on the Government to do more to protect workers’ living standards as the World Bank forecasted that energy and other commodity prices, which are currently driving inflation, are likely to remain “historically high” until 2024.

Fórsa’s SNA branch took to the streets on Sunday 1st of May in protest of antiquated entry requirements for their profession.

Fórsa’s menstrual health survey closes at noon on Thursday 12th May. If you haven’t already, take five minutes out to fill in this questionnaire and inform the union’s policies and work in this important area.

A former Ryanair pilot in the UK has been successful in a ‘bogus self-employment’ claim against Ryanair at a British employment tribunal.