Marking time abolished under new rules
by Derek Mullen
Rules governing civil service starting pay, including starting pay on promotion, have been updated following talks with Fórsa. The deal brings welcome changes to starting pay, including the abolition of ‘marking time.’
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New Irish Aid officer grade
by Sean Carabini
Fórsa has entered the concluding phase of negotiations that will see a restructuring of the development specialist grade in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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Changes to P60 from January 2020
by Hazel Gavigan
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.
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Fórsa wants pay mechanism for all grades
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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.
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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 
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