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Employers urged to act on cross-border travel
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Revised pay scales on forsa.ie
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Sign up for democracy
by Mehak Dugal
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Update your contact details
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Sign up for democracy
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Union guidance on remote working
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Fórsa supports Debenhams staff
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Fórsa: Here to support you
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New pay measures at Aer Lingus
by Niall Shanahan
 

New pay terms at Aer Lingus, announced last week, and implemented from Sunday 27th September, were not agreed at the recent engagement with Fórsa at the WRC. However, the union said the airline has significantly improved its position on these initiatives as a result of those talks.

 

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Fórsa meets ministers on Shannon
by Mehak Dugal
 

Senior Fórsa officials met with transport minister Eamon Ryan and his minister of state Hildegarde Naughton last month to seek the return of Shannon airport to the DAA group. The unions campaigned vigorously against the decision to split Shannon from the group at the end of 2012.

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Forestry Bill passed
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 was passed by a Dáil vote on Wednesday night (30th September) following two days of debate in the Dáil, and its passage through the Seanad last week.

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Unions want reverse of PUP cuts
by Mehak Dugal
 

Irish unions are calling for the reversal of reductions in the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP).

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Paltry pay proposal prompts ICTU withdrawal
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has withdrawn from the Low Pay Commission (LPC), the Government-established body that makes recommendations on the rate of the statutory minimum wage.

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Call for legal sick pay provision
by Mehak Dugal
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on the Government to make sick pay provision mandatory for all workers in the country.

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Remote working: It’s now about now
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Almost 200 people tuned into Fórsa’s webinar on remote working last Friday (25th September), with workers and employers from across the public and private sectors joining the discussion. 

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New guidelines reflect higher Covid alert
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has brought its advice on work attendance in line with the Government’s guidelines on living with Covid-19, which were published in mid-September.

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Fórsa cycles for mental health
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa staff and activists donned their cycle gear last week as they set off on the union’s Covid Compliant Conference Charity Cycle in aid of mental health charities.

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