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Women more likely to be sexually harassed in workplace
by Mehak Dugal
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Lynch expulsion from Tunisia reveals extent of dissent crackdown
by Niall Shanahan
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Gender pay gap sits at almost 13%
by Mehak Dugal
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New AA Roadside Rescue plan for members
by Róisín McKane
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Pay boost from 1st March as unions prep for pay talks
by Niall Shanahan
 

Public service pay will get a boost from this week under the terms of the Building Momentum review. The latest 2% pay adjustment for local authority staff came into effect on Wednesday (1st March).

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Fórsa critical of domestic violence leave pay
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa has criticised the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, for failing to legislate to ensure that domestic and sexually based violence leave is paid at the full rate of pay.

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Public service recruitment a problem across Europe
by Niall Shanahan
 

Problems with recruitment and retention in some public services, including health services, are part of a wider European trend. That’s according to the European Federation of Public Services Employees.

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Racism at work on the rise
by Mehak Dugal
 

New research has revealed significant inequalities faced by many Roma in the workplace in Ireland.

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Spain approves paid menstrual leave
by Mehak Dugal
 

The Spanish parliament has approved the creation of a sick leave for women suffering from incapacitating periods, becoming the first country in Europe to do so.

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