School secretaries to return to WRC talks
Industrial action suspended from 9am this morning
by Niall Shanahan
The School Secretaries branch of Fórsa trade union has accepted an invitation to return to talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). Fórsa has confirmed that work-to-rule action is suspended from 9am this morning (Tuesday 21st) in order to facilitate the WRC talks.
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Half of staff lack pension provision
by Mehak Dugal
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal that just half of workers are actively saving towards their retirement through an occupational or private pension. And six-in-ten of those with no occupational pension expect to depend on the State pension as their only source of retirement income.
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New Government should declare emergency over
by Bernard Harbor
More than a decade since the economic crash, public service pay and conditions are still being framed by an “emergency mind-set,” despite Ireland’s return to robust growth, exchequer finances and employment rates, according to Fórsa’s general secretary.
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Pay, Slántecare, working time, housing, mental health, ‘section 39’ funding, education and the climate crisis are among the issues that Fórsa has raised with the main political parties contesting general election 2020. And the union has developed materials to help health workers quiz election candidates who knock on the door to plead for their votes.
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