The Health & Safety Authority (HSA) is to receive additional resources to oversee compliance with the COVID-19 Return to Work Safely Protocol. Fórsa has said this must include provision to hire more workplace safety inspectors.

Well over 1.2 million workers are now dependent on State income supports because of the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis.

From today (Friday 15^th May), workers who wish to join Fórsa will be able to do so using a new ‘join online’ function on the union’s website.

Fórsa’s first biennial report was published this week. 

Fórsa has published new guidance for workers who have been working remotely, but may be returning to their workplaces over the coming weeks. 

Almost half of Ireland’s workers have had their employment circumstances changed by the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a third now working from home, according to new Central Statistics Office (CSO) data. With this in mind, we sought advice from the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service (CSEAS) about how workers can keep healthy during this longer-than-expected period of remote working.