Discussions on a new conciliation and arbitration scheme have been ongoing in earnest since October 2023. Since then, significant progress has been made and broad agreement has been reached on four key elements of a newly re-modelled scheme. However Fórsa is now calling for a renewed sense of urgency.
At the first plenary meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) since the formation of the new government, unions call for remote work to be protected, and for discussions to have more concrete outcomes.
Following reporting in the Financial Times, general secretary Kevin Callinan calls on Government to address shameful gap in employment between disabled people and general population.