Unions may seek pay deal review
by Bernard Harbor
Fórsa has raised the idea of a mid-term review of the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA), which currently governs pay and working conditions for most public servants including voluntary hospital staff.
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New entrants to get further consideration
by Bernard Harbor
Outstanding issues of concern to so-called ‘new entrants’ – staff who entered the public service in 2011 or after – are set to be reviewed, according to a text agreed by public service unions and management.
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Most workers have no pension
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
Less than half of workers are currently in an occupational or private pension scheme, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
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Fall in industrial action
by Niall Shanahan
Last year had the lowest number of days lost to industrial action since 2012 according to new Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) figures.
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Resources needed to address unpaid wages
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
Inspections carried out by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) discovered and recouped over €3 million in unpaid wages in Ireland last year, according to the WRC’s annual report.
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Mick’s miles for Sligo Simon
by Niall Shanahan
Fórsa activist Michael Scully will be donning his cycling gear once again to push out the hard miles as he prepares himself for a 180km solo cycle to the Services and Enterprises divisional conference in Sligo on 22nd May.
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Today is May Day, a global celebration of working people supported and promoted by the international trade union movement. The first Monday in May, a public holiday in honour of Irish working people, is one of our more recently established public holidays, the first was in 1994. The roots of May Day run much deeper. 
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