Fórsa has renewed its support for the Sláintecare reform programme following the release of the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy, which details how the government intends to deliver reforms over a ten year period.

Discussions on interim community healthcare organisation (CHO) governance structures at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) are set to intensify next Tuesday (11th September).

Fórsa will ballot members in five Section 39 employments following the collapse of talks on pay restoration.

Fórsa trade union is to study the first Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) report into public service recruitment and retention issues, which was published on Tuesday (4th September).

A ‘single scheme estimator tool,’ which indicates the retirement benefits that public servants hired after 1st January 2013 can expect, is now available. The tool covers standard-grade members of the single public service pension scheme who are currently employed in a pensionable capacity in the Irish public service.

Talks will commence next Thursday (13th September) at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to explore changes to the Hospital Pharmacy service.

The ‘Raise the Roof’ initiative brings together a wide range of key civil society bodies to demand radical new action on the housing crisis, including support for a rally at Leinster House on Wednesday 3rd October in advance of the budget.