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Virtual delegate conference well received
by Róisín McKane
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Violence against women intensifies
by Hazel Gavigan
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New service for frontline workers
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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New trade union studies programme
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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Unions tackle far-right
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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Debenhams: Mediator appointed as Fórsa sends support
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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Update your contact details
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Join Fórsa online

 

 

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Fórsa: Here to support you

 

 

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Members invited to health lobby
by Hazel Gavigan

 

 

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Public service talks ongoing
by Bernard Harbor
 

Negotiations on a possible successor to the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) will resume this morning (Friday 4th December) after a spat over the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s (DPER) handling of the talks.

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HSE job evaluation scheme re-opens
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa has successfully secured the re-opening of the HSE’s job evaluation scheme following its suspension at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Community care boost for HSCPs
by Niall Shanahan
 

The first phase of implementation of an independent report on career pathways for health and social care professionals (HSCPs) has been boosted by the creation of 48 enhanced community care networks (ECCNs).

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Agreement due on Covid redeployment 
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa and HSE management are close to completing discussions on a redeployment policy for health staff, designed to replace the policy introduced last March in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Workplace safety advice upgraded
by Bernard Harbor
 

The agreed national guidance on preventing the spread of Covid-19 in workplaces has been upgraded.

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More action needed on parent's leave
by Bernard Harbor
 

Unions have welcomed reports that parent’s leave will eventually be extended to nine weeks for mothers and fathers, in line with Ireland’s commitments under an EU directive.

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Therapy appointments hit by Covid
by Bernard Harbor
 

Tens of thousands of people missed out on appointments for physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy as the health service diverted resources to the coronavirus emergency in the first half of 2020.

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Dental hygienists accept grading deal
by Niall Shanahan
 

Dental hygienists have voted to accept a recent Labour Court recommendation, which will see the creation of 24 senior posts to be filled from within the existing complement of dental hygienists.

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Section 39 protests in Cork
by Niall Shanahan
 

Members of Fórsa and Siptu this week took their campaign for pay justice in Section 39 agencies to the Cork constituency offices of the Taoiseach, DPER minister Michael McGrath and Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney.

 

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New Oberstown bargaining arrangements
by Niall Shanahan
 

Intensive discussions between Fórsa and management at the Oberstown youth detention campus have continued in recent weeks, with union representatives now confident that a new collective bargaining arrangement will help ensure industrial stability at Oberstown.

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‘Goodwill’ offer in charity row
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa and other unions have continued their engagement with the Sisters of Charity after the religious order offered a once-off, ex-gratia payment of €3,000 to “qualifying employees” as a “gesture of goodwill.”

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