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Applications open for 3rd level grant scheme
by Róisín McKane
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Union guidance on remote working

 

 

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Dublin libraries face tighter restrictions
by Bernard Harbor
 

Employees in Dublin will face enhanced work-related restrictions if the Government puts the capital at ‘phase three’ of its new framework for living with Covid-19.

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Final phase of pay deal sanctioned
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Government has sanctioned the payment of the final phase of the union-negotiated Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA), which expires at the end of 2020.

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Firefighters can work beyond age 55
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa and Siptu have reached an interim agreement that will allow Dublin-based firefighters to remain in active service beyond age 55, subject to a medical examination.

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4-day week: Most think four-day week realistic
Almost half of employers believe four day week ‘feasible’ in their workplace
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Four Day Week Ireland campaign has published the results of a new survey on public attitudes to a four-day working week. 

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ICTU wants help for Lesbos refugees
by Mehak Dugal
 

Fórsa has joined with other trade unions and civil society groups to call on European governments to relocate 13,000 people – including 4,000 children – left without shelter following a devastating fire at an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

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Unions want action for Debenhams workers
by Mehak Dugal
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has renewed its call for the Government to intervene in the Debenhams dispute to bring an end to the current deadlock. ICTU also expressed full support for the strike action currently underway in the dispute.

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