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Cabinet has approved a policy
paper on the amalgamation of all water services within Irish Water, which includes a July deadline for the completion of talks at the WRC

Fórsa warns risk of action over water services deadline

A Government deadline for completing talks on the transfer of 3,000 local authority water services' personnel to the Irish Water utility is "wildly optimistic", and ...

Ireland • 24 Feb

Fórsa said it also wants engagement with mortgage providers on enhanced mortgage breaks for the duration of the Covid-related slump in aviation

Union calls for German-style supports for aviation jobs

Fórsa, the union which represents several thousand aviation workers is calling for German-style income supports for aviation jobs.

Business • 03 Feb

The unions said safety concerns had not been adequately addressed

Govt abandons plan for return of special education

The Department of Education has confirmed to RTÉ News that it has abandoned plans to reopen schools for children with special educational needs from Thursday.

Education • 19 Jan

Fórsa claims there had been a 'widespread management failure'

Employers flouting workplace attendance rules - Fórsa

The largest public service union Fórsa has accused public service employers of flouting Covid-19 public health restrictions by forcing more people than necessary to travel ...

Coronavirus • 12 Jan

President Higgins was addressing public service union Forsa's online annual conference (File pic)

President criticises the 'erosion' of workers' rights

President Michael D Higgins has described the battle for decent work as one of the defining struggles of our times, and called for the contribution ...

Ireland • 19 Nov 20

The HSE said 5,726 cases of Covid-19 in health personnel had been reported to date

Covid-19 'derogation' for healthcare staff criticised

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for the ending of a HSE derogation policy, which allows essential quarantining healthcare workers to return to ...

Health • 06 Nov 20

The Four Day Week Ireland campaign is advocating a new model of work, which is focused on outputs and productivity, rather than hours spent at the desk.

Four-day work week: A dream or reality?

Covid-19 has disrupted business norms and opened the minds of many to new ways of working.

Business • 26 Oct 20

Fórsa's Kevin Callinan said there was currently no basis for negotiation with the Government

Fórsa warns of 'chaos' without public service agreement

The largest public service union, Fórsa has warned of potential industrial relations chaos in the new year after the current Public Service Stability Agreement expires ...

Ireland • 22 Oct 20

The Fórsa union warned of indefinite strike action by mid-November

School secretaries to take strike action in pay dispute

Around 1,000 school secretaries and caretakers are to hold three one-day strikes commencing later this month in a long-running dispute over low pay and insecure ...

Education • 07 Oct 20

Talks took place at the Workplace Relations Commissions today

School secretaries to take industrial action over pay

Around 1000 school secretaries are expected to hold three one-day stoppages and possible indefinite strike action before Christmas in a long-running dispute over low pay ...

Education • 01 Oct 20

St Leo's College in Carlow welcomed first-year students

Minister recommends small student gatherings in schools

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said it would be better if students were retained in smaller cohorts within a school.

Education • 25 Aug 20

It's understood that 55% of those who voted rejected the deal

SIPTU members reject Aer Lingus pay proposals

Aer Lingus grades represented by SIPTU have rejected negotiated proposals for pay cuts and work practice reforms.

Ireland • 14 Jul 20

Pilots would have to accept a 20% pay cut which would be restored in full over the four year period

Ryanair pilots considering four-year pay agreement

Ryanair pilots and cabin crew are considering a four-year pay agreement negotiated with their union Fórsa providing for pay cuts and work practice reforms in ...

Business • 02 Jul 20

The union said the measures were a genuine attempt to address the safety issues posed by Covid-19

Fórsa satisfied with guidelines for summer programmes

The trade union Fórsa has said it is satisfied that the Department of Education has taken the steps necessary to minimise health risks to students ...

Education • 25 Jun 20

The IAA had planned to place 116 operational staff on special leave, but talks with unions led to a different arrangement

IAA staff to deliver €2m in cost savings following deal

Staff at the Irish Aviation Authority are to deliver €2m in savings to the authority over the next four months as the agency deals with ...

Business • 22 Jun 20

Forsa said the result of the ballot will be known by 22 June

Unions critical of withdrawal of offer by Aer Lingus

Fórsa, the union representing staff at Aer Lingus, has described "unilateral action" by the airline to move ahead with cutting the pay and working hours ...

Business • 16 Jun 20

SIPTU Transport Divisional Organiser Karan O'Loughlin said that due to the pressure of time and public health restrictions, the Aer Lingus proposals could not be put to ballot

Aer Lingus to cut pay, hours to 30% of pre-Covid levels

Aer Lingus is to cut the pay and working hours of staff to 30% of pre-Covid-19 levels and implement layoffs after unions failed to meet ...

Business • 15 Jun 20

Forsa also cautioned staff that instructions from managers may change, and if their presence is deemed essential, staff should attend work

Fórsa urges members to stay away from workplaces

The largest public service union Fórsa has advised members to stay away from workplaces on public health grounds unless their employer tells them they need ...

Coronavirus • 31 Mar 20

The union says it has received an assurance that new guidance for staff and managers will be issued in the next couple of days

Report for work as 'essential' still unclear - Fórsa

The largest public service union Fórsa has advised its members to report for work pending government clarification on what constitutes "essential" work, as opposed to ...

Ireland • 24 Mar 20

7,148 Fórsa members were surveyed for the poll

'Substantial' votes hinge on key policy issues - poll

Party policies on pay, healthcare, housing, childcare and flexible working hours are likely to sway the votes of "substantial majorities" of the State's 300,000 employees ...

Election 2020 • 31 Jan 20

SIPTU's home help ballot result is expected to deliver a mandate for strike action, possibly as early as tomorrow week

500 home helps vote in favour of strike action over pay

Up to 500 home helps in three HSE-funded social and health and disability care bodies have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in a dispute ...

Ireland • 30 Jan 20

School secretaries protesting at Leinster House

Union willing to re-enter talks if two-tier system ends

The trade union representing school secretaries has said it would be prepared to re-enter Workplace Relations Commission-brokered talks if the Government demonstrates that it is ...

Ireland • 10 Jan 20

Around 1,000 school secretaries are due to strike as part of their campaign to secure better pay and working conditions

Minister calls on school secretaries to defer strike

The Minister for Education has appealed to school secretaries to defer a one-day strike planned for tomorrow.

Education • 09 Jan 20

Fórsa says their work-to-rule will continue until their dispute is resolved or until meaningful talks begin

Secretaries' union asks Dept to take dispute to WRC

The trade union representing school secretaries has written to the Department of Education asking it to agree to use the services of the Workplace Relations ...

Education • 30 Sep 19

Staff say they have been victims of an 'antiquated and discriminatory' two-tier pay system since 1978

Schools hit by disruption as secretaries strike

School secretaries at hundreds of schools stopped work for an hour this morning in a dispute over pay and conditions.

Ireland • 20 Sep 19

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