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Home ownership hopes fade
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Roscommon branch secures flexi victory
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Pay inequality narrowed by tax and benefits
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Irish Water privatisation fears fuelled
by Bernard Harbor
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Minimum wage increase too modest
by Roisin McKane
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Fórsa backs trans pride
by Hazel Gavigan
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Agreement reached on EO liabilities
by Roisin McKane
 

Fórsa has secured an agreement that will see an additional 10% of all executive officer (EO) posts filled through internal or interdepartmental promotion.

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Cathleen shares reality of low pay
Irish Times case study on Fórsa member in civil service
by Niall Shanahan
 

Cathleen is a clerical officer in the Department of Education and a member of Fórsa’s Youth Committee.

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PeoplePoint committee established
by Bernard Harbor
 

The national shared services office (NSSO) – formerly known as PeoplePoint – has established a steering committee to oversee work on an official survey of civil servants to elicit their experience of the system.

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Ryanair spurns talks offer
by Bernard Harbor
 

A third one-day strike by directly-employed Ryanair pilots, members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association, is underway today (Tuesday). No meeting has taken place between Fórsa and company management since last Wednesday (18th July), even though the union told management last week that it was available for talks.

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Age 70 retirement law delayed
by Bernard Harbor
 

Legislation that will allow civil and public servants who are currently obliged to retire at age 65 to opt to stay in work for longer has been passed in the Seanad, but was not discussed in the Dáil before the summer recess got underway.

 

 

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Gender pay reporting leaves ‘nowhere to hide’
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fewer than one in seven UK companies paid woman more than men on average last year, and there was no economic sector that paid women more.

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Fórsa audio bulletin episode 12
by Hazel Gavigan (audio editor)

Fórsa/IALPA Ryanair pilot strike update, withdrawal of cooperation from community healthcare organisations and more. Presented by Hazel Gavigan and Róisín McKane.

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