Extension of retirement grace period welcomed
by Niall Shanahan
IMPACT has welcomed the announcement this week, by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, that the grace period within which public servants can retire, under the terms and conditions which they held prior to the pay reductions under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act 2013, is to be extended to June 2016.
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Daily Mail apologises to IMPACT over pension story
by Niall Shanahan
Daily Mail journalist Ferghal Blaney has privately apologised to IMPACT for misrepresenting facts in a front page story, published last week (Wednesday February 4th), about a proposed new mandatory pension scheme for workers.
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IMPACT urges support for rally opposing fire crew reductions
UK fire fighter fatalities double
by Helena Clarke & Niall Shanahan
IMPACT and Siptu are calling on full-time and retained firefighters to attend a march and rally in Dublin on Tuesday 24th February to oppose attempts to unilaterally implement reductions in crewing levels. The unions have said that the measures could jeopardise the safety of both
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