The contract for external centre call support to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) elapsed this week, and it has not been extended.

Today is May Day, and Fórsa is celebrating its diverse community of members who are playing their part during the Covid-19 crisis.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) this week issued new advice on returning to the workplace after a period of coronavirus-related self-isolation

The Whittaker Institute at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG), in conjunction with the Western Development Commission (WDC), is conducting a national survey to examine employees’ experiences of remote working in these unprecedented times.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) wants the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to play a central role in ensuring that workplaces are safe when the Government eases restrictions on movement in the coming weeks.

Fórsa representative Maria Markey was one of five workers who joined President Michael D Higgins in a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day last Tuesday.

Today, Friday 1st May, is May Day, a global celebration of working people supported and promoted by the international trade union movement. The first Monday in May is a public holiday in honour of Irish working people and was established in 1994, but the roots of May Day run much deeper.