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Gaeltacht scholarship grants
by Niall Shanahan

Applications are now open for the 2018 Fórsa Gaeltacht grant scheme. The scheme is open to children of Fórsa members attending residential Irish language courses in Gaeltacht areas this summer.

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Gig economy presents taxing challenge
by Bernard Harbor
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Meetings eye new cross-divisional bodies
by Eoin Ronayne
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Unions raise collective bargaining at LEEF
by Bernard Harbor
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Commission blocks consultation rights
by Bernard Harbor
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Ratification of UN convention a step forward for workers with disabilities
by Niall Shanahan
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Revenue round-up
by Tom Morrin
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Fórsa members call #Brexitshambles
by Niall Shanahan
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Quick fix sought for new entrants
by Niall Shanahan and Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa wants pay scales shortened as quickly as possible for staff who joined the civil service after January 2011. The union has said a new talks process, agreed before Saint Patrick’s weekend, must lead to equal treatment for all civil servants by removing two points from new entrant pay scales.

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CWOs want emergency support clarity
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has called on the Government to give clear advice to older people and other vulnerable groups about the financial supports they can expect from community welfare services during extreme bad weather

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Call for relief on union subs
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has demanded the reinstatement of tax relief on individual workers’ trade union subscriptions, which was worth €70 a year to union members when it was abolished in 2011.

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Breakthrough for Social Welfare temps
by Des Fagan
 

Following publication of our recent article about the union’s breakthrough on permanent contracts for temporary staff working on the public service card, Fórsa has been fielding queries from clerical officers

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Union firms more likely to raise pay
by Bernard Harbor
 

A far higher percentage of unionised private companies will increase pay this year when compared to non-union firms, according to a new study.

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Brexit to cost you €1,360 a year
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

An ESRI report has found that households could face price increases of up to €1,360 as a result of a hard Brexit.

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Fórsa backs national housing demo
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa is mobilising members to take part in the Housing is a Human Right national demonstration on Saturday, 7th April.

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Fórsa audio bulletin episode 4
by Hazel Gavigan (audio editor)

We look at the main stories in the current edition of the news bulletin. Presented by Hazel Gavigan and Niall Shanahan

 

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