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New mental health tool
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Human rights need union support
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Pension commission line-up disappoints
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Covid testing urged for airports
by Hazel Gavigan ad Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has backed calls for a system of Covid-19 testing of airline passengers as part of a suite of measures to safely assist the aviation sector and the thousands of workers – including in tourism – that depend on it.

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Safety agency gets budget boost
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has received a budget boost of €4 million as part of Budget 2021, bringing the authority’s annual funding grant to €24.5 million, the highest level of State funding since 2008.

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Aer Lingus confirms State-supported pay boost
by Niall Shanahan
 

Aer Lingus has confirmed it will use finds provided under the Taxpayer-funded Employer Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) to increase rostered hours and wages.

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Time runs short on public service pay
by Niall Shanahan and Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa and other public service unions have warned that the time available to negotiate and ratify a new public service pay agreement is running short.

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Concern at numbers attending work
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has raised concerns that more workers than necessary are being required to attend workplaces since the entire country entered level five of the Government’s Covid-19 framework two weeks ago.

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Cost of remote working in frame
by Bernard Harbor and Hazel Gavigan
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has renewed calls for legislation to oblige employers to pay remote workers an allowance to cover some of the costs of working from home. ICTU also wants a review of the current €3.20-a-day rate that workers can receive tax-free.

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Virtual conference good to go
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa’s delayed 2020 national delegate conference is set to take place on a fully remote basis on 19th November. Originally planned for last May, the event was interrupted by Covid-related public health restrictions on travel and assembly

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