Progress is being made in the Career Pathway dispute related to Health and Social Care Professionals cohorts (HSCPs).
On Thursday 12th October the Health and Welfare Divisional Dispute Committee met and agreed to extend the period of engagement under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
Talks over the past six weeks have been constructive and significant progress has been made in relation to the outstanding process in Primary Care. However, progress has been limited in relation to a bespoke staff to senior process outside of Primary Care which is of significant concern to Fórsa.
Nonetheless, in a letter to the HSE, Fórsa national secretary Linda Kelly indicated that she believes the HSE is committed to meaningfully exploring all options and that all potential solutions have not been exhausted.
On that basis Fórsa have agreed to continue direct engagement under the auspices of the WRC, and that the parties will revert to the WRC with either agreement or for further conciliation in December 2023.
The previously scheduled industrial action remains suspended while these talks take place.
Ms Kelly said: “Our members have waited a long time for the resolution of this dispute. The progress made to date is encouraging. We are committed to exploring every option over the next 6 weeks."
For more on the background of this dispute please see here FAQs - Career Pathway Review Dispute: Industrial Action - Forsa
If members have questions concerning recent developments in this dispute they should contact their local branch or email healthandwelfareinfo@forsa.ie.
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