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Last call for Summer Series
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Bill backs housing referendum call
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Pride: a movement for the workers, by the workers
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Citizens’ Assembly calls for action on gender, work and pay
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Unions celebrate public services day
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Government must “wake up” to aviation crisis
by Bernard Harbor and Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa has said the Government must “wake up” to the ongoing crisis in Irish aviation following the announcement by Stobart Air last Saturday that it has ceased operations and is going into liquidation.

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Fórsa engages on Aer Lingus restructuring
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa, which represents approximately 2,000 cabin crew employed at Aer Lingus, is continuing its engagement with union members, following the tabling of cost restructuring proposals by Aer Lingus two weeks ago. 

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Return to offices: Health and safety first
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) responded to media reports last week that An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar wants to see a phased return to offices in August rather than September, on the assumption that the vaccination programme continues on course and cases remain under control.

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4 Day Week research underway
by Róisín McKane
 

A new research project is underway to assess the financial impact of the introduction of a four day working week on businesses.

 

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Statutory sick pay “a change for the better”
by Niall Shanahan
 

While roughly half of employers already provide paid sick leave, many lower-earning more vulnerable workers have no paid sick leave, but a new statutory sick pay scheme is to be phased in over a four-year period, starting with three paid days per year in 2022.

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Future of Work: “We can’t - and won’t - just go back to normal”
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan addressed an event last week organised by the Employment Bar Association on the future of work: “As we emerge from the pandemic we need better lives, better working conditions and a better planet. There are challenges facing us all, but we can’t assume we just go back to normal."

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Menopause workplace policy underway
by Róisín McKane
 

Minister for health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that work is underway to develop a workplace menopause policy.

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