Forsa is to host a national online seminar on 'education and training for special needs assistants: preparing for an inclusive future’ on Saturday 4th December.

Discussions have continued with Government officials to determine the rate of pay for school secretaries who are transferring to public service clerical officer pay scales as part of a recent deal won by Fórsa.

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on world Governments to back labour rights as part of an industrial policy that supports a ‘just transition’ to a zero-emissions economy.

Fórsa has welcomed the Government’s decision to maintain its existing policy of a staggered and phased return to workplaces, instead of revising Covid-19 safety regulations to lift all restrictions on workplace attendance from the end of this week.

New figures issued from the Revenue Commissions indicate that only 10% of people filed a tax return containing a remote working claim this year. 

Unions affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) have signed up to six commitments aimed at promoting good mental health and supporting workers who experience mental ill health, including anxiety and depression.

Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan has called for an expansion of employer PRSI contributions, taxes on wealth, and “meaningful financial deterrence for environmentally-damaging activities.”

Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan was officially elected as president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) at its biennial delegate conference, which took place in Belfast earlier this week.

Environmental sustainability is now just as important as social justice and economic growth, according to Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) general secretary Patricia King.