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Covid-19: Guidance on returning to your workplace
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Fórsa: Here to support you
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Joyful ode to workers
by Mehak Dugal
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Covid-19: Guidance on returning to your workplace
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Wage and income supports extended
by Bernard Harbor
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Union guidance for remote working
by Bernard Harbor
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Survey winners named
by Hazel Gavigan
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Covid-19 worker reps selected
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Lead worker representatives, drawn from the group of unions representing staff in city and county councils, were agreed for each of the 31 local authorities at a meeting yesterday (Thursday) between Fórsa and the local government employers’ national representative body.

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Local government needs funding boost
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fórsa has said the Government must seriously consider increased local government funding as county councils around the country face budget deficits worth millions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Vets to ballot in transfer row
by Bernard Harbor
 

Local authority vets are to ballot for possible industrial action over a proposal to transfer them from local authority employment to the Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI).

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Safety first call over return to work
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa and other unions have insisted that workers’ safety cannot be compromised as thousands of people return to workplaces under the Government’s ‘roadmap for reopening society and business’.

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Employers must support remote workers
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has urged employers to ensure that line managers give proper support to staff who have to work remotely because of public health concerns.

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Fórsa seeks more resources for HSA
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa has asked the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to develop a business case to determine the number of additional directly-employed inspectors it will need to ensure compliance with the ‘return to work’ safely measures.

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Private pay up most over five years
by Bernard Harbor
 

Increases in average weekly earnings in the public service continued to lag behind the private sector in the first quarter of 2020.

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Wellness Wednesdays on the way
by Roisin McKane
 

Wednesday week (28th June) will see the launch of a series of ‘wellness’ webinars for Fórsa members.

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