Fórsa magazine out now Autumn-Winter edition now circulating in your workplace by Niall Shanahan
The latest edition of Fórsa magazine is now available and circulating in your workplace. In this issue we talk to Fórsa's new general secretary Kevin Callinan about his career, his perspectives on leading the union and the union's priorities in future pay negotiations. We also have the latest on Sláintecare, the school secretaries dispute, the gender profile of the top jobs in the Civil Service, we look at one of the projects supported by Fórsa's inner city fund and a social history of members working at the Courthouse in Skibbereen. Pick up a copy in your workplace or download a PDF copy here.
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The Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) has called for the reintroduction of a review body to examine pay for senior civil and public servants, in order to address recruitment and retention issues.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has written to Dublin Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe to outline its concerns over the proposed sale of Dublin City Council land to private developers.
From January 2020 employers will no longer be obliged to provide P60 documents to their staff. Instead, employees may have to access their P60 through Revenue’s online system, called myAccount.
Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the Trade Union Congress will be among the speakers at Fórsa’s first global solidarity school, which takes place in Dublin on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th November.