Fórsa warns that local health services will be undermined, and SláinteCare reforms stymied, unless planned new primary and community health structures are quickly put in place.

Contacts between unions and officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) will continue over the coming weeks with a view to cracking the practical issues involved in shortening pay scales for staff who joined the civil and public service after 2010.

Mourners filled the parish church of Kilcoole, County Wicklow, at the end of April to bid farewell to Fórsa activist Tony Mitchell. Friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate the man remembered for his warmth, humour and generosity of spirit.

Fórsa has said it fully supports plans for a full and thorough inquiry into Ireland’s cervical cancer screening programme, and has called on the Government to ensure that due process is followed when seeking accountability for errors in the service and communications with the women affected.

Fórsa is still awaiting publication of the HSE audit of section 39 organisations after the prestigious journal Industrial Relations News reported last week that it was completed and ready for submission to the health department.

A temporary pause on job evaluation applications has been lifted, as huge demand from health workers prompted an increase in the resources devoted to processing applications and undertaking evaluations.

It’s been reported that regulations requiring organisations with over 250 employees to disclose their average hourly gender pay gap will go before cabinet this month, with legislation expected later this year.

In this episode we update you on the progress being made on new entrants pay, fill you in on the launch of Fórsa's small grants fund and more. Presented by Hazel Gavigan and Róisín McKane.