Fórsa trade union is to study the first Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) report into public service recruitment and retention issues, which was published on Tuesday (4th September).

Members will now have been notified that phase 1A of the Civil Service Mobility Scheme will begin from the 10th September with offers of mobility / transfer, subject to the suitability criteria and terms and conditions which we have agreed.

Fórsa has secured an agreement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, which will see a long running issue concerning the rules governing pension accrual for civil servants, resolved.

A ‘single scheme estimator tool,’ which indicates the retirement benefits that public servants hired after 1st January 2013 can expect, is now available. The tool covers standard-grade members of the single public service pension scheme who are currently employed in a pensionable capacity in the Irish public service.

Fórsa’s newly formed youth network will host an event, Youthquake, on 20th September in Wynn’s Hotel in Dublin.

The event will include a variety of speakers to discuss issues pertinent to younger workers. Precarious work, pay inequality and the housing crises are just some of the topics up for discussion.

The ‘Raise the Roof’ initiative brings together a wide range of key civil society bodies to demand radical new action on the housing crisis, including support for a rally at Leinster House on Wednesday 3rd October in advance of the budget.