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Fórsa cycles for mental health
by Róisín McKane

 

 

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Sign up for democracy
by Mehak Dugal

 

 

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Employers urged to act on cross-border travel
by Bernard Harbor

 

 

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Union guidance on remote working

 

 

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Update your contact details

 

 

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Join Fórsa online

 

 

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Fórsa: Here to support you

 

 

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Secretaries may resume industrial action
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa's School Secretaries branch is surveying its members on the resumption of industrial action in which members were engaged in January and February this year.

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SNA training welcome but overdue
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa, which represents more than 11,000 special needs assistants (SNAs), has welcomed this week’s announcement of a new national training programme for SNAs.

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Schools staff say join the union
by Niall Shanahan
 

A new video message from school secretaries, special needs assistants (SNAs) and caretakers is urging their colleagues to join the union.

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The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has withdrawn from the Low Pay Commission (LPC), the Government-established body that makes recommendations on the rate of the statutory minimum wage.

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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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Fórsa supports Debenhams staff
by Mehak Dugal
 

Fórsa has backed a new initiative by Mandate and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), which seeks new legislation to resolve the Debenhams dispute.

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