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Covid-19: Advice to Fórsa members

 

 

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Fórsa: Here to support you

 

 

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Wellbeing while working remotely
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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Remote working: Survey participants sought
by Róisín McKane

 

 

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Life during Covid: Two Foals
by Kathleen O’Doherty

 

 

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Working remotely: Childcare
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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Same-day testing for Dublin firefighters
by Mehak Dugal
 

Dublin’s fire fighters will now be able to get tested for the Covid-19 virus on a priority basis in the Rotunda hospital, which generates results on the day of testing.

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May Day celebration of our hidden heroes
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Today is May Day, and Fórsa is celebrating its diverse community of members who are playing their part during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Fire fighter joins Michael D in ceremony
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fórsa representative Maria Markey was one of five workers who joined President Michael D Higgins in a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day last Tuesday.

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New advice on returning from self-isolation
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) this week issued new advice on returning to the workplace after a period of coronavirus-related self-isolation

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Remote working means longer days
by Mehak Dugal
 

People working from home during the coronavirus crisis are working longer hours than they normally do, according to a new survey.

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Celebrate the workers on May Day
by Niall Shanahan
 

Today, Friday 1st May, is May Day, a global celebration of working people supported and promoted by the international trade union movement. The first Monday in May is a public holiday in honour of Irish working people and was established in 1994, but the roots of May Day run much deeper. 

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HSA should major in return-to-work
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) wants the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to play a central role in ensuring that workplaces are safe when the Government eases restrictions on movement in the coming weeks.

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