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Flexitime temporarily suspended
by Bernard Harbor
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Fórsa members fighting Covid-19
by Niall Shanahan
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Fórsa: Here to support you
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Updating your contact details
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Clarity sought on weekend work
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fórsa has sought clarification on arrangements for weekend work for local authority workers after a virtual meeting of the union’s Local Government Divisional Executive Committee took place yesterday (Wednesday.)

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Covid-19: Advice to Fórsa members
 

Fórsa has updated its advice on coronavirus-related work issues for local authority workers and staff in the wider public service. The advice covers attendance at work (including for pregnant workers and those with health vulnerabilities), salary protections for those self-isolating, temporary staff transfers, childcare and more. Read it HERE.

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Bringing culture to you at home
by Róisín McKane
 

Cultural institutions across the country were forced to shut their doors on 12th March, in one of the earliest restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, Fórsa members and others in galleries and museums have been adapting to the new cultural landscape, and developing new ways to bring the arts to you in your home.

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Assurances sought for staff at higher risk
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa this week published new guidance for health staff and other workers who are working in, or could be asked to work in, environments where there is a higher-than-average risk of contracting the coronavirus.

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