Good morning colleagues,

This morning we have a special Christmas story to share with you, along with today's news.

Yesterday, the Seanad passed the Public Service Superannuation (age  of retirement) Bill 2018. The new legislation avoids more staff suffering a huge gap in retirement income when forced to leave work a year before they reach the new state pension age of 66. You can read more about that, and Fórsa's role in its passage through the Oireachtas, here.

RTE reports on that story here, while SIPTU has called for a contingency fund to support workers affected by a no-deal Brexit.