Future of Work: “We can’t - and won’t - just go back to normal”
by Niall Shanahan
Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan addressed an event last week organised by the Employment Bar Association on the future of work: “As we emerge from the pandemic we need better lives, better working conditions and a better planet. There are challenges facing us all, but we can’t assume we just go back to normal."
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Return to offices: Health and safety first
by Niall Shanahan
ICTU responded to media reports last week that An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar wants to see a phased return to offices in August rather than September, on the assumption that the vaccination programme continues on course and cases remain under control.
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Statutory sick pay “a change for the better”
by Niall Shanahan
While roughly half of employers already provide paid sick leave, many lower-earning more vulnerable workers have no paid sick leave, but a new statutory sick pay scheme is to be phased in over a four-year period, starting with three paid days per year in 2022.
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Pride: For the workers, by the workers.
by Mehak Dugal
Queer liberation and the labour movement have walked hand in hand for decades. But have they strayed apart in recent times? This Pride month Mehak Dugal looks at the interwoven and complementary histories of both movements, and considers what has changed along the way.
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