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Moore Street regeneration supported
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Union review underway
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Colombia violence denounced
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Home working gains popularity
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Cuckoo fund measures too weak
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Covid hit young workers hardest
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Councils urged to pilot four-day week
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HSE payroll to proceed this week
by Niall Shanahan
 

The HSE has confirmed to that its staff will be paid this week following concerns over the effects of last week's cyber-attack on the HSE and health department payroll systems.

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Plan promises 7,000 extra community-based staff
by Niall Shanahan
 

Some 7,000 new community-based healthcare staff are to be hired under a new Sláintecare implementation strategy and action plan, which covers the next three years.

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HRA hours: Unions working on joint submission
by Bernard Harbor
 

Ireland’s public service unions are working on a joint submission to the body set up to address the additional working time introduced for many public servants under the 2013 Haddington Road agreement.

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Section 39 frustrations grow
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has sought an urgent meeting with health minister Stephen Donnelly after his officials flatly rejected a union request for arbitration over pay restoration for staff in ‘section 39’ agencies.

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Domestic violence supports needed
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa has called for workplace supports for sufferers of domestic violence and abuse, including paid leave and flexible working arrangements.

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Revised pandemic protocol issued
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Government has revised official Covid work safely guidance on ventilation, vaccinations and antigen testing following consultation with unions and employers.

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Remote work will boost output
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has welcomed the publication of a National Competitiveness and Productivity Council bulletin, which says Ireland could experience a productivity boost if remote working is embraced and well-managed at national and organisational levels.

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Health and welfare conference next week
by Bernard Harbor
 

Health minister Stephen Donnelly will address Fórsa’s biennial health and welfare conference, which takes place next Wednesday (26th May).

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IMF calls for public spending boost
by Niall Shanahan
 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for greater overall public spending on Ireland’s social and physical infrastructures, in order to ensure sustained growth as the Irish economy recovers from the pandemic.

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