Also in this issue
 
Delegates back green ribbon message
by Roisin McKane
Read more »
 
Shifts and long hours heighten risk
by Roisin McKane
Read more »
 
Small grants fund launched
by Hazel Gavigan
Read more »
 
Social event for Cork members
by Bernard Harbor
Read more »
 
Danish unions strike 8.1% deal
by Niall Shanahan
Read more »
 
UK to legislate on top pay
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
Read more »
What do you think?
Your Fórsa bulletin is produced by the Fórsa Communications Unit, with input from across the union. We welcome your comments and suggestions for stories to cover.
New entrant pay problem probed
by Bernard Harbor
 

Contacts between unions and officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) will continue over the coming weeks with a view to cracking the practical issues involved in shortening pay scales for staff who joined the civil and public service after 2010.

Read more »
LikeLike (3) | Facebook Twitter
Revenue staff warned on data
by Tom Morrin
 

Revenue staff have been reminded of the significant sanctions that will apply regarding improper access of taxpayer data when new EU general data protection regulations (GDPR) come into force later this month.

Read more »
LikeLike (3) | Facebook Twitter
Concerns over Garda staff losses
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa officials have contacted Garda headquarters to express concerns about the loss of specialist staff in the IT department following news that over a third of in-house Garda IT staff had left in recent years.

Read more »
LikeLike (0) | Facebook Twitter
Cervical cancer: Accountability and due process needed
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has said it fully supports plans for a full and thorough inquiry into Ireland’s cervical cancer screening programme, and has called on the Government to ensure that due process is followed when seeking accountability for errors in the service and communications with the women affected.

Read more »
LikeLike (0) | Facebook Twitter
Workloads leave social protection stressed
by Bernard Harbor
 

There is a common perception that the Department of Employment and Social Protection is one of the toughest places to work in the Irish civil service, according to Fórsa’s DEASP executive grades branch secretary Teresa Barrett

Read more »
LikeLike (0) | Facebook Twitter
Gender pay gap law looms
by Bernard Harbor
 

It’s been reported that regulations requiring organisations with over 250 employees to disclose their average hourly gender pay gap will go before cabinet this month, with legislation expected later this year.

Read more »
LikeLike (1) | Facebook Twitter
#MayDay: celebrating the workers
by Niall Shanahan
 

To mark last week’s May Day 2018 celebrations, Rosa Pavanelli, general secretary of Public Services International (PSI) and chair of the Council of Global Unions, shared a new series of films in praise of the work of public servants around the world.

Read more here
LikeLike (0) | Facebook Twitter
Fórsa audio bulletin episode 7
by Hazel Gavigan (audio editor)

In this episode we update you on the progress being made on new entrants pay, fill you in on the launch of Fórsa's small grants fund and more. Presented by Hazel Gavigan and Róisín McKane. 

Click here to listen
LikeLike (2) | Facebook Twitter