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Fórsa supports Myanmar and its workers
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Update your contact details
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Grant scheme invites applications
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Fórsa launches skills academy
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Call for board gender quotas
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Fórsa: Here to support you
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Gradual return to workplaces expected
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa is engaging with civil service employers on a wide range of measures ahead of the phased return to workplaces, which is due to commence from next Monday (20th September).

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Delay urged for planned pension age increase
by Niall Shanahan
 

It’s been reported that the Pensions Commission has recommended that a planned increase in the State pension age to 67 should be delayed by at least seven years.

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Blended working talks to get underway
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa is to sit down with civil service management for talks on a ‘blended working’ policy next week. The aim is to agree a long-term framework for managing remote working, which will supersede arrangements put in place during the pandemic.

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Policing bill stirs fears over civil service status
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa and the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS) have written to all members of the Oireachtas justice committee, urging them to consult with unions over the proposed Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill.

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Social welfare wants to return to pre-Covid service
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa is to engage with Department of Social Protection (DSP) management in advance of a proposed return to face-to-face services, following on from the next stage of eased Government restrictions on workplace activity.

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Congress concerns on housing plan
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has expressed "significant concerns” about the targets for public housing provision, affordable housing and cost rental homes set out in the Government’s new housing policy.

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Social protection staff survey underway
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa is encouraging all members working in the Department of Social Protection to complete a workplace survey on working patterns. The survey is currently underway to ascertain workers’ preferred working patterns.

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Labour Court marks 75 years
by Niall Shanahan
 

Ireland’s Labour Court will next week mark its 75th anniversary. The court’s prestigious history and crucial role in the development of the State is being celebrated on social media on #IrelandThenandNow.

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