The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has confirmed that full salaries will be paid to staff up to the end of June, and it will seek to introduce €2m in cost containment measures from 1st July.

Upcoming talks between unions and management at the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) are to address proposed cost reduction measures in the face of an unprecedented collapse in passenger numbers through Dublin and Cork airports.

Talks between unions and Aer Lingus continue this week as the company looks to cut costs in response to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.

An Post is examining plans to relocate its headquarters from the GPO to facilitate an extensive refurbishment of the building.

The Government announced last Friday (5th June) that it has extended the Covid-19 temporary wage subsidy scheme until the end of August.

Fórsa has asked the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to develop a business case to determine the number of additional directly-employed inspectors it will need to ensure compliance with the ‘return to work’ safely measures.

Instructions on the requirement to take annual leave have been clarified in a number of state agencies after close consultation with unions.

Fórsa and other unions have insisted that workers’ safety cannot be compromised as thousands of people return to workplaces under the Government’s ‘roadmap for reopening society and business’.

Fórsa has urged employers to ensure that line managers give proper support to staff who have to work remotely because of public health concerns.