Fórsa has secured further support payments for Coillte workers, in the light of the current cost of living crisis.

Negotiated over several weeks the arrangement will see the implementation of several support measures including:

• A €1,500 lump sum over December and January for those on the lowest wage band
• Extra €1,000 for graduates
• An additional €1,200-€1,800, further to base pay
• No impact on the current collective agreement.

Fórsa official Ian McDonnell thanked Coillte for their positive engagement in the process.

“I’d like to thank management for working with us through this process and am glad that we were able to achieve a good outcome for both parties,” he said.

Ian added that the measures will run in parallel to the current Collective Labour Agreement, which began in January 2021 and runs until the end of 2024.

“The additional supports will run parallel to the Collective Labour Agreement which is currently in place that will deliver separate year on year increases, over the four years that it covers,” he said.

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