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Covid-19: Guidance on returning to your workplace
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Free salary protection offer extended
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Fórsa summer series continues

 

 

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Unions condemn West Bank land-grab
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Fórsa: Here to support you

 

 

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Oireachtas snub dubbed elitist and insulting
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa has described the decision to exclude special needs assistants (SNAs) and other school-based staff from last week’s session of the Oireachtas Special Committee on the Covid-19 Response as “elitist and insulting.”

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End-of-term message for education members
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s head of education Andy Pike has recorded a special end-of-term video message for the union’s growing membership in the education sector.

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SNAs add sign language to Zoom
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s SNA branches have had early success with an initiative to include sign language interpretation in their video call information meetings. The initiative is designed to enhance the experience for SNAs from the deaf community.

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Remote work puts spotlight on working time
by Bernard Harbor
 

The anticipated move towards more widespread remote working is an opportunity to look afresh at issues around working time and work-life balance, according to Fórsa.

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Over a million have Covid app
by Niall Shanahan
 

More than a million people have now downloaded the Covid-19 tracker app, which was launched by the HSE on Tuesday.

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Cervical tests resume with large backlog
by Mehak Dugal
 

Ireland’s CervicalCheck programme has restarted after a 17-week suspension due to Covid-19.

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State supports underpinning incomes
by Bernard Harbor
 

Over a million people are still dependent on State income supports, according to official figures, although 63,000 stopped claiming the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) last week.

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Higgins calls for equality in reconstruction
by Bernard Harbor
 

Post-pandemic economic reconstruction is an opportunity to create a more equal society where all work is valued, according to president Michael D Higgins.

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