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Ryanair spurns talks offer
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Age 70 retirement law delayed
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Home ownership hopes fade
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Cathleen shares reality of low pay
Irish Times case study on Fórsa member in civil service
by Niall Shanahan
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Pay inequality narrowed by tax and benefits
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Fórsa backs trans pride
by Hazel Gavigan
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Roscommon branch secures flexi victory
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Flexi-time and flexi-leave is to be available to workers at Roscommon county council following a Fórsa campaign that culminated in four one-day strikes.

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Irish Water privatisation fears fuelled
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has said it’s surprised at last week’s announcement that the Government wants to establish Irish Water as a commercial state body.

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Breakthrough on psychometric testing
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has secured an agreement on the contentious issue of psychometric testing in local authorities.

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Minimum wage increase too modest
by Roisin McKane
 

The national minimum wage looks set to increase by 25 cent following a submission by the Low Pay Commission to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty, last week.

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Gender pay reporting leaves ‘nowhere to hide’
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fewer than one in seven UK companies paid woman more than men on average last year, and there was no economic sector that paid women more. The figures were revealed at a seminar on tackling the gender pay gap, which took place at Leinster House earlier this month.

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Fórsa audio bulletin
by Hazel Gavigan (audio editor)

Fórsa/IALPA Ryanair pilot strike update, withdrawal of cooperation from community healthcare organisations and more. Presented by Hazel Gavigan and Róisín McKane.

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