FSU Working from Home Protocol
Covid 19 has transformed the world of work and home-working has now become the norm for many people. We want to help organise a smooth and just transition for workers into the new reality of home-working. This home-working protocol covers work intensity, employee led flexibility, health and safety in the home, technology, allowances, a healthy…
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40% of call centre and department workers report hot desking still in practice
40% of call centre and department staff have said that hot-desking continues to be practiced. A fifth of these say that they do not have sufficient breaks to wash their hands, while two-thirds say that intensity of their work has “increased or significantly increase.
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Survey finds 88% of bank branch workers concerned about cutomer-facing work
FSU Covid-19 survey results show an alarming level of concern among bank branch workers 88.4% of branch workers are concerned about working in a customer facing role 39% of bank branch workers reported that face to face meetings are still taking place 22% report that customer entry is not being staggered FSU members across banking…
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Read: Irish Times article on FSU Covid-19 Survey
Hot-desking continues at bank call centres, workers say Some 40 per cent of call centre and department staff in Irish banks have said that hot-desking continues to be practiced by their employers, even as most in the industry are working from home amid the Covid-19 crisis, according to a union survey.
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Survey results show significant challenges of home working
FSU Covid-19 survey results show significant challenges of home working. 56% of all respondents have seen an increase in work intensity. 66% of all respondents report an increase in work-related stress 44% report pressure to answer calls and emails outside of work hours FSU members across banking and finance are working hard to ensure that…
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Guidance issued by the Department of Health ROI
Click here for all Department of Health COVID-19 Information Resources
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Northern Ireland Executive publishes five-point plan to relax Covid-19 restrictions
Document published today looks ahead and sets out the approach the Executive will adopt in the regular reviews of the Coronavirus Regulations. Step 1: Groups of four to six people who are not from the same household will be able to meet outdoors while maintaining social distancing, drive-through church services, churches opening for private prayer,…
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Read: Roadmap for Reopening Ireland
The Irish government has published a roadmap to ease Covid 19 restrictions and reopen Ireland’s economy and society.
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KBC Covid-19 Survey
Do you work in KBC? We’ve launched a survey on how the COVID crisis is impacting your work. Many of you are working in frontline customer-facing roles, on site in call centres and departments or are working remotely for the first time. Each of these scenarios presents its own challenges. That’s why we’re asking you…
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