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Return to workplace must be safe
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Tánaiste has pledged that official coronavirus workplace safety guidelines will be updated in consultation with unions and employer representatives. 

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Secretaries to strike after Government let-down
by Bernard Harbor
 

Ireland’s school secretaries are to stage a one-day strike on Wednesday 15th September, and will gather in the capital for a national rally on the same day. 

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Covid advice for SNAs published
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa and the teaching unions continued to meet education department officials and HSE public health experts on a weekly basis throughout the summer to review the situation in schools. 

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Time to build on pandemic remote work gains
by Bernard Harbor
 

The proposed phased return to workplaces should build on the positive pandemic experience of remote or ‘blended’ working, according to Fórsa.

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Budget should put services above tax cuts
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has published its pre-Budget submission called No Going Back: For A Fairer Future.

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Framework for vax conflicts sought
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has initiated discussions with employers’ body Ibec with a view to agreeing a framework to deal with any workplace conflicts over employees’ Covid-19 vaccine status. 

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