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Unions resist paramilitary threats
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New help with family wellbeing
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Covid-19: Advice to Fórsa members
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Fórsa pressing for safe return to workplaces
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has won confirmation that civil and public service employers must abide by an agreed protocol governing the safety of staff returning to workplaces as coronavirus restrictions ease.

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Leaders call for continued Covid vigilance
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa national officials have called on the union’s members to continue to observe measures aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus, as the first relaxation of restrictions were introduced this week.

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Women more likely to prefer workplace base
by Mehak Dugal
 

The Covid-19 crisis has had a worse effect on women’s lives than men’s, according to data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) this week.

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Ireland, the pandemic and EU recovery
 

Nothing’s yet agreed, but European leaders are discussing proposals to raise between €500 billion and €1 trillion to help European states and regions hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis.

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First premier backs four-day week
by Mehak Dugal
 

Jacinda Ardern has become the first world leader to endorse the idea of a four-day working week, saying flexible working options could boost post-Covid economic recovery while helping workers to manage their work-life balance.

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Loophole still leaves new mums stranded
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on the Government to close a loophole that’s left women out of work because their employers can’t access coronavirus-related income supports when new mums return from maternity leave.

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