Fórsa has agreed to enter a dialogue about the future of water service delivery with the Government and employers. Like other unions however, the union has ruled out an Irish Water proposal for a single water authority.

Fórsa’s Municipal Employees’ Division is to contact Dublin City councillors about the growing problem of fly-tipping in the capital. The move follows increased requests for council waste crews to lift illegal waste.

A Fórsa member has been awarded around €50,000 in compensation after the union spotted significant breaches of fixed-time workers’ legislation.

Fórsa members in Dublin City Council’s sports and leisure centres will gain from a union agreement on service reforms. The deal was agreed with the union after consultation with members before Christmas.

Report says evaluations in the four sample EU states point to a ‘bumpy ride’ in terms of gender pay gap reporting compliance.