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Civil servants highlight Haddington Road hours
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has disputed Government estimates that restoring pre-crisis working time in the civil and public service could cost the Exchequer over €600 million a year. The union’s Senior General Secretary Designate Kevin Callinan said the figure was at least 50% higher than Government estimates when the additional time was introduced in 2013.

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Promotions continue but tests rankle
by Bernard Harbor
 

Significant numbers of civil service promotions are continuing all levels following the end of the recruitment moratorium.

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Revenue employee engagement relaunch planned
by Bernard Harbor
 

Revenue management has agreed to ‘relaunch’ its employee engagement charter, which was originally published in 2017.

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Citizens don’t want to talk to machines
by Bernard Harbor
 

Civil service management should work with unions to ensure that the introduction of new technologies does not lead to job losses or poorer services, according to Fórsa.

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Civil servants exercised by hours
by Bernard Harbor
 

The issue of working time remains “one constant” being raised by civil servants, despite the pay restoration of recent times, according to the chair of Fórsa’s Civil Service Division.

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Congress tackles tipping practices
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has organised a briefing on tipping practices in the hospitality sector, and the union group ONE Galway’s campaign for legal changes on the issue.

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No excuse: Back sexual harassment campaign
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fórsa and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have welcomed a new Government initiative to combat sexual harassment and violence.

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