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Domestic subsistence rates to rise
by Bernard Harbor
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Government rejects tips solution
by Craig Whelan
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PRSL and sick leave explained
by Rory Hogan and Hazel Gavigan
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Fórsa supporting Pride and Trans Pride
by Craig Whelan
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ICTU wants power-sharing restoration
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Gender targets will be missed
by Hazel Gavigan
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Support sought for Pieta House
by Craig Whelan
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Fórsa wins increase in bereavement leave
by Bernard Harbor
 

Health workers will in future be allowed 20 days bereavement leave on the death of a spouse or child after Fórsa won an important case in the Labour Court. The previous allowance was just five days.

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Unions seek WRC help in St Patrick’s row
Concern over board's withdrawal from Kilkenny centre
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa, Siptu and INMO unions, representing St Patrick Centre staff in Kilkenny, have sought the intervention of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to assist with ongoing industrial relations difficulties at St Patrick’s Centre and have deferred balloting members for industrial action pending developments.

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Pension top-up scheme details published
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird and Rory Hogan
 

A long-awaited circular on a facility for the purchase and transfer of retirement benefits for members of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme has been released by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER).

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Higgins: Decent work our defining issue
by Bernard Harbor
 

The battle for decent work “is a defining battle of our times,” according to Michael D Higgins. Speaking at the five-yearly congress of the European Federation of Public Service Unions earlier this month, the President applauded the role of trade unions in upholding the “hard-won rights of workers across Europe as we continue to face the challenges and obstacles to a fairer society.”

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Sligo podcast takes to the air
by Niall Shanahan
 

Stronger Together is the official podcast of Fórsa’s Sligo Health and Local Government branch and went live on the Anchor podcasting platform at the end of May. The podcast is presented by Sligo branch members Irene Tiernan and Rodrigo Frade.

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Public services must lead climate response
by Bernard Harbor
 

Climate change is the biggest challenge facing public services, which will be at the centre of the national and international response to global warming in the coming years, according to Fórsa.

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