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Third level grant support scheme opens
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Strikes highlight pay inequality and vacancies
by Niall Shanahan
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Ballot information meetings nationwide
by Mehak Dugal & Niall Shanahan
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In doubt about the new deal? Ask a question
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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Gender pay gap reporting guide launched
by Mehak Dugal
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Ombudsman highlights SEN shortfalls
by Niall Shanahan
 

A recent report from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) has found that the education department is failing children with special educational needs.

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Sign up to reduce your childcare fees
by Mehak Dugal
 

Parents are being urged to sign up to the universal childcare subsidy, worth up to €22.50 a week or €1,170 a year per child, which is now available for all children up to age 15. 

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Childcare focus of Fórsa’s Budget 2023 response
by Niall Shanahan
 

Responding to this week’s Budget announcements, Fórsa said the future of the Irish workplace is being shaped by how working families with young children are forced to weigh the cost of childcare against entering or returning to the workplace.

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Congress: Budget won’t protect low-paid
by Niall Shanahan
 

While Budget 2023 contains several positive measures, it falls short in terms of protecting low-paid and low-income households from the highest inflation rates in almost four decades.

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Government moves on domestic violence leave
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa has welcomed a Government commitment to introduce paid leave for survivors of domestic violence under the a new Work-Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022.

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Biggest pension overhall ever
by Mark Corcoran
 

The Government has announced a series of reforms to the state pension system, which will see the introduction of a new flexible pension age.

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