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Ireland has widest pay gap
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Private sector pay to rise by 3%
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ICTU condemns anti LGBTI+ laws
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PUP doesn’t discourage work
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Child labour on the rise
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Unions present case on HRA hours
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan has led the union team at an oral hearing of the independent body established to make recommendations on the implementation of a Government commitment to resolve the issue of the so-called ‘Haddington Road hours.’

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Fórsa plots progress on CHO learning sites
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa has written to the HSE outlining five steps it says are necessary to progress the evaluation of nine community health organisation (CHO) ‘learning sites’.

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Remote work: Public sector falling behind
by Bernard Harbor
 

Over three months after Fórsa submitted a comprehensive claim, and sought negotiations to agree guidelines on the development and management of remote working in the civil and public service, the union has warned that the public sector risks becoming a laggard on the issue.

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Employers want staff vax info
by Bernard Harbor
 

Most employers want the right to ask their staff if they have received a Covid-19 vaccination, it has emerged.

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We’ll miss Peter’s energy, expertise and passion
by Bernard Harbor
 

Peter Nolan, head of Fórsa’s Local Government Division and Municipal Employees’ Division, retired this week after 42 years of trade union activism.

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Four-day week pilot launched
by Mehak Dugal
 

The Four-Day Week Ireland campaign has launched a new pilot programme to trial the effectiveness of reduced working time. The programme will offer resources to employers who agree to pilot a four-day work week.

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Fórsa wins for business excellence
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s Health and Welfare division has received an Excellence in Business award, from Public Sector magazine, in recognition of its role in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

 

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