Fórsa general secretary, Kevin Callinan has responded to Budget 2021, saying a key test of the Budget provisions will be to what extent the additional spending lessens inequality.

Fórsa has resolved a number of issues surrounding the launch of mobility for higher executive officers (HEOs), following discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER).  

Fórsa is continuing to pursue the Department of Foreign Affairs aboout working arrangements in the passport office, and has criticised the department’s response to date. The union is urging management to continue to identify work that can be carried out off-site.

Fórsa is urging the Legal Aid Board to continue to allow members to work from home during the ongoing pandemic, consistent with the latest advice issued by the Government on Wednesday night.

An increase in the national minimum wage of 10 cent an hour has been approved by the Government. The increase comes into effect from 1^st January 2021 and will bring the new minimum wage to €10.20 per hour.

The gender pay gap is closing so slowly in France (0.1% since 2010) that it is on course to take over a thousand years to achieve equality. Within this decade, the pay gap would end in only three countries.