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Fórsa: Here to support you
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Joyful ode to workers
by Mehak Dugal
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Union guidance for remote working
by Bernard Harbor
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Join Fórsa online
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Private pay up most over five years
by Bernard Harbor
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Survey winners named
by Hazel Gavigan
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Covid-19: Guidance on returning to your workplace
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Fórsa presses for childcare cost compensation
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has taken its claim for childcare cost compensation to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after health service management refused to help with costs incurred during the first three months of the coronavirus crisis.

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Union seeks reactivation of job evaluation
by Bernard Harbor
 

The directors of the HSE job evaluation scheme met this week to discuss the re-opening of the process, which has not been active since the onset of the Covid-19 public health crisis.

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HSCP career review under discussion
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa is to meet HSE management, under the auspices of an independent facilitator, next week to discuss the resumption of a review of health and social care professional (HSCP) career pathways.

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Wellness Wednesdays on the way
by Róisín McKane
 

Wednesday week (28th June) will see the launch of a series of ‘wellness’ webinars for Fórsa members.

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HSA needs more inspectors
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa has asked the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to develop a business case to determine the number of additional directly-employed inspectors it will need to ensure compliance with the ‘return to work’ safely measures.

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Safety first call over return to work
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa and other unions have insisted that workers’ safety cannot be compromised as thousands of people return to workplaces under the Government’s ‘roadmap for reopening society and business’.

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Employers must support remote workers
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has urged employers to ensure that line managers give proper support to staff who have to work remotely because of public health concerns.

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