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Europe moves on gender pay gap
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Fairtrade takes climate focus
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Bullying prevention guide published
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Justice for undocumented rallies support
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DAA staff to return to full pay
by Niall Shanahan
 

Management at the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has written to staff this week to announce that all staff engaged in its ‘New Ways of Working’ programme will see their pay restored to 100% time and pay from 28th March.

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Unions back An Post pay deal
by Niall Shanahan
 

The group of unions representing workers at An Post has backed a new one-year pay settlement which will deliver a pay rise of 2.75% for 2020.

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Working time restoration process to begin soon
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa and other public service unions have been in official discussions about the establishment of the independent body charged with addressing the additional working time introduced for many non-commercial semi-State workers in 2013.

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Media regulator needs experienced staff
by Bernard Harbor
 

Staffing in a new Media Commission will need to be adequate to its task of effectively regulating social and other media, according to Fórsa.

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Fisheries talks collapse at WRC
by Niall Shanahan
 

Talks at the WRC on behalf of the union’s 110 members at the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority collapsed on Wednesday, which had been convened last week in a bid to resolve a dispute over the lack of consultation on the implementation of a change programme at the State body.

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Shannon layoffs “devastating” - Fórsa
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa has described last week’s announcement, that Aer Lingus was laying-off all cabin crew at Shannon Airport, as devastating for the staff and for the Mid-West region.

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Support sought for Aviation campaign
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s 5,000-strong membership in the aviation industry is among those represented in a new grassroots campaign by aviation workers. 

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Unions call for major pension reforms
by Róisín McKane
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called for an end to forced retirement and a return to a full State retirement pension at age 65. 

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Long Covid concerns raised
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has raised concerns over sick leave arrangements for staff who suffer from ‘long Covid.’

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