Public Sector pay talks began this week. After initial engagement at the WRC on Monday 27th November the parties adjourned. Talks are now due to reconvene this morning, Friday 1st December at 10am. 

Significant concerns remain regarding the possible transfer of local authority veterinary services to the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM).

Fórsa’s Local Government division are conducting a survey of Local Government workers across the Republic of Ireland. 

Workers experiencing domestic violence will now be able to take up to five days leave with full pay, following the introduction of Section 7 of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 which came into effect last Monday (23rd November).

To make sure new members know about training opportunities we ask all branches to encourage new members to sign up to a Fórsa 101 information session as soon as they join.