Fórsa has taken its claim for childcare cost compensation to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after health service management refused to help with costs incurred during the first three months of the coronavirus crisis.

The directors of the HSE job evaluation scheme met this week to discuss the re-opening of the process, which has not been active since the onset of the Covid-19 public health crisis.

Fórsa is to meet HSE management, under the auspices of an independent facilitator, next week to discuss the resumption of a review of health and social care professional (HSCP) career pathways.

Wednesday week (28th June) will see the launch of a series of ‘wellness’ webinars for Fórsa members.

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.

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.