Fórsa wants section 39 workers and agency staff to get the same protections as HSE employees during the coronavirus crisis.

Fórsa’s biennial delegate conference has been deferred until November. The conference – where branches elect the union leadership and set policy for the next two years – was set to take place in Killarney in May.

Fórsa has updated its advice on coronavirus-related work issues for health workers and staff in the wider public service. The advice covers attendance at work (including for pregnant workers and those with health vulnerabilities), salary protections for those self-isolating, temporary staff transfers, childcare and more. Read it HERE.

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) has confirmed to Fórsa that the Government is preparing arrangements to ease childcare problems for essential health staff during the coronavirus crisis.

A Covid-19 Emergency Redeployment Policy has been agreed between Fórsa and Tusla, the child and family agency. The agreed policy applies to all Tusla employees and to all grades of staff during the Covid-19 emergency, and takes immediate effect.