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A gender gap that works for women
by Hazel Gavigan
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Fórsa witnesses hope and tensions in Palestine
by Niall Shanahan
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Fórsa urges government action on Colombia
by Bernard Harbor
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Travellers hide identity at work
by Niall Shanahan
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Tribute paid to Dunnes strikers
by Bernard Harbor
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CE supervisors want return of community forum
by Niall Shanahan
 
Industrial action by CE supervisors was suspended in May.
Industrial action by CE supervisors was suspended in May.

Community employment (CE) supervisors presented a letter to the Dáil yesterday (Tuesday 19th November) demanding that TDs put pressure on the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, to reconvene the Community Sector High-Level Forum.

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Ryanair: pay proposals being considered
by Bernard Harbor
 

Industrial relations expert Kieran Mulvey has issued a recommendation on Ryanair pay scales, as part of his ongoing mediation in the row between the airline and its pilots.

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Public-private pay gap narrows
by Bernard Harbor
 

The gap between earnings in the public and private sectors narrowed between 2015 and 2018, despite the fact that significant restoration of crisis-era pay cuts took place in that period. A new report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) found that, in those years, the pay differential ranged from -3.8% to +7.1%, depending on how it’s measured.

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Four-day week campaign goes west
by Niall Shanahan and Mehak Dugal
 

Fórsa is hosting public meetings on its campaign for a four day working week in Limerick and Galway next week.

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Gender-proofed ads help women compete
by Mehak Dugal
 

A tech company that ‘gender-proofed’ its recruitment adverts saw an 80% increase in the number of women recruited into technical positions, according to a new report on female participation in senior management roles

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