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Union action forces water referendum
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Stress goes through the roof
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Climate change ‘just transition’ call
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Slight increase in overnight rate
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Fórsa backs cycle network plan
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A short story about a short statement
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Fórsa warns on recruitment and retention
by Bernard Harbor
 

A senior Fórsa official has called on the Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) to press on with examinations of recruitment and retention difficulties in all parts of the public service where it has identified issues, now that it has concluded its work on nurses and medical consultants.

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Fórsa backs four-day working week
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has added its voice to international trade union demands for reduced working time to ensure that workers share the benefits of in increased productivity from technological change.

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Poor IT leads to illness benefit delays
by Derek Mullen
 

Fórsa has said its members working in the Department of Social Protection’s illness benefit section are experiencing significant difficulties with a new IT platform designed to process claims.

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Increased parental leave welcome but overdue
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa has welcomed government plans to increase paid parental leave from two to seven weeks for each parent by 2021, but says the move is long overdue.

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Gender pay gap worth 67 days
by Róisín McKane
 

The persistent gender pay gap means that women have to work the equivalent of 67 extra days each year to earn the same as their average male counterpart, according to Fórsa official Geraldine O’Brien.

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Pension plan falls short
by Róisín McKane
 

Employers are to be legally obliged to include their employees in a pension scheme, and make contributions to the fund, on foot of a new government scheme.

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Benefit claim deadline looms
by Bernard Harbor
 

The closing date for civil service clerical officers, who are members of Fórsa, to make claims under the union’s benefit scheme is Friday, 11th January 2019.

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