Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan has led the union team at an oral hearing of the independent body established to make recommendations on the implementation of a Government commitment to resolve the issue of the so-called ‘Haddington Road hours.’

Most employers want the right to ask their staff if they have received a Covid-19 vaccination, it has emerged.

Private sector employers who have made plans intend to increase pay by just under 3% this year, according to a new survey. But only four-out-of-ten companies surveyed have so far finalised their plans for 2021 pay movements.

Some 95% of workers would be better off in work than on the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP), according to latest research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

The Four-Day Week Ireland campaign has launched a new pilot programme to trial the effectiveness of reduced working time. The programme will offer resources to employers who agree to pilot a four-day work week.

The wage gap between top earners and the low paid in Ireland is much wider than in any other high-income European country, according to an analysis by a union-backed economic think-tank.