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Building Momentum FAQs: A new public sector agreement

 

 

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Ireland scores well on LGBTQI action
by Róisín McKane

 

 

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Free period products on the way
by Hazel Gavigan

 

 

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Fórsa adds support to vaccine push
by Hazel Gavigan

 

 

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Join Fórsa online

 

 

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Fórsa: Here to support you

 

 

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Pay and hours: Now you choose
by Bernard Harbor
 

Paid-up Fórsa members working in the civil and public service, and in non-commercial State agencies, have now received an email with a ‘unique voter code,’ which enables them to cast their vote in the ballot on a proposed new public service agreement.

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Workplace attendance: New advice to issue
by Hazel Gavigan
 

The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), which represents council employers, has again agreed to write to local authorities to ensure that only essential workers are required to attend the workplace. 

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Civil defence staffing claim resolved
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fórsa has made a significant breakthrough in its longstanding claim to ensure there is an assistant civil defence officer in every local authority.

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Fair access to remote working demanded
 

Fórsa has called for engagement with unions on an official target that 20% of public service operations should be done remotely. 

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Half of employers breach Covid rules
by Mehak Dugal and Bernard Harbor
 

A worrying 47% of Irish workplaces were found to be in breach of Covid-19 guidelines following Health and Safety Authority (HSA) safety inspections since last May.

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What’s in the proposed agreement?
by Bernard Harbor
 

If accepted, the proposed new public service agreement, Building Momentum, would run from January 2021 to December 2022. It allows for two pay increases, each worth 1% of annual salary or €500 a year, whichever is the greater.

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Schools out until March
by Mehak Dugal and Bernard Harbor
 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin this week confirmed that the high number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations means that schools will not be able to open fully before Saint Patrick’s Day.

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IT partner selected in membership project
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa’s national executive committee (NEC) has commissioned a new membership data system to replace the current arrangements.

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