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Homelessness protest for 18th May
by Bernard Harbor
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Fórsa backs NERI head’s new book
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What in the World returns
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Mick’s miles for Sligo Simon
by Niall Shanahan
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On the road with More Power To You
by Niall Shanahan
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Limerick lets it rise
by Bernard Harbor

 

 

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Unions may seek pay deal review
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has raised the idea of a mid-term review of the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA), which currently governs pay and working conditions for most civil servants.

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Civil service conference set for Kilkenny
by Bernard Harbor
 

Delegates representing Fórsa’s civil service branches will assemble in Kilkenny next week for the union’s biennial Civil Service Division conference.

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Most workers have no pension
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Less than half of workers are currently in an occupational or private pension scheme, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

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New entrants to get further consideration
by Bernard Harbor
 

Outstanding issues of concern to so-called ‘new entrants’ – staff who entered the public service in 2011 or after – are set to be reviewed, according to a text agreed by public service unions and management.

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Employers group slammed on parental leave
by Hazel Gavigan and Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has expressed disappointment at Ibec’s negative reaction to proposals to expand paid and unpaid parental leave.

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Fall in industrial action
by Niall Shanahan
 

Last year had the lowest number of days lost to industrial action since 2012 according to new Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) figures.

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Lyra McKee remembered in peace pledge
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Delegates at Fórsa’s Education Conference stood in solidarity with the late Lyra McKee last Wednesday. The journalist was shot dead while working at the scene of a riot in the Creggan area of Derry earlier this month.

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Resources needed to address unpaid wages
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) discovered and recouped over €3 million in unpaid wages in Ireland last year, according to the WRC’s annual report.

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