Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan has led the union team at an oral hearing of the independent body established to make recommendations on the implementation of a Government commitment to resolve the issue of the so-called ‘Haddington Road hours.’

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has issued a new overtime circular, which came into effect yesterday (1^st July).

A recent survey of Fórsa members in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has highlighted access to remote work and funding for further study as issues that workers want addressed.

Over three months after Fórsa submitted a comprehensive claim, and sought negotiations to agree guidelines on the development and management of remote working in the civil and public service, the union has warned that the public sector risks becoming a laggard on the issue.

Most employers want the right to ask their staff if they have received a Covid-19 vaccination, it has emerged.

Some 95% of workers would be better off in work than on the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP), according to latest research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

The Four-Day Week Ireland campaign has launched a new pilot programme to trial the effectiveness of reduced working time. The programme will offer resources to employers who agree to pilot a four-day work week.