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Fórsa: Here to support you
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Driving tests suspended
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Tourist offices shut
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Concert hall closed
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Culture closes doors
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Aviation engagement continues
 

Fórsa is engaging with all major Irish-based airlines as the industry faces the prospect of a major slowdown. The union has advised cabin crew to stay in touch with their official, who has fielded hundreds of members’ queries over the weekend.

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Unions seek full pay for laid-off staff
 

Following a meeting with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the Department of Employment and Social Protection has asked employers who lay off staff to continue to pay them fully during the national emergency.

 

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Childcare advice expanded
 

Civil and public service employers have been encouraged to support staff experiencing childcare difficulties because of coronavirus-related school or crèche closures.

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Staying safe
 

The Health and Safety Authority has produced new guidelines about temporary working at home due to the coronavirus. You can read them HERE.

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Staff with medical risk
 

Staff who are in a vulnerable group (i.e., you are over 60 or have a long-term medical condition like heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, cancer or high blood pressure), should phone their doctor for advice before attending work.

 

 

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Staff redeployments sought
 

Civil and public servants “may be asked on a temporary basis to work in a different role, or even for a different organisation, in order to meet critical work needs,” according to new guidance from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. 

 

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New advice issued for public servants
 

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) today issued new guidance for its staff and managers.

 

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New advice on self-isolating workers
 

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) has issued new advice on what employees should do if they have to go into self-quarantine or self-isolation as a result of the Covid-19 virus.

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Fórsa policy on Covid-19 and workplaces
 

The union’s elected national officers met last Friday (13th March) and agreed a number of items. 

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