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Season’s greetings to all our readers
by Róisín McKane
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Congress welcomes disability threshold rise
by Bernard Harbor
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Minimum wage reduced gender gap
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Limerick Soviet centenary publication: submissions sought
by Niall Shanahan
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Court defeat for Deliveroo riders
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Health workers’ pay to improve
by Bernard Harbor
 

Health service staff are due to receive their next union-negotiated pay and pension levy boosts from 1st January. Under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA), pay will go up by 1%.

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Career progression top priority for 2019
by Bernard Harbor
 

Career progression for health service staff will be the top priority for Fórsa’s Health and Welfare Division in 2019, according to its national secretary Éamonn Donnelly.

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Staffing levels top health professional concerns
by Orlagh Fawl
 

Half of all health and social care professionals (HSCPs) identified inadequate staffing levels as their top concern at work in a recent survey.

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Public servants benefit from pension levy changes
by Bernard Harbor
 

Three significant changes to the public service ‘additional superannuation contribution,’ which replaced the so-called pension levy under the Public Service Stability Agreement, come into force on 1st January.

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Hopes for law on pension age
by Bernard Harbor
 

There is renewed hope that the Oireachtas will pass legislation allowing public servants to retire after age 65 before the Christmas recess.

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Survey highlights benefits of being retired Fórsa member
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

A survey of 590 Fórsa members over the age 60 has highlighted the benefits of being a retired Fórsa member.

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