Members of the AHCPS and Fórsa have backed a new pay agreement with AirNav and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), which was negotiated at the flight regulator’s internal disputes regulation body (IDRB). 

The IDRB had agreed to a mediation process last March, with the aim to achieve an agreed resolution, between Air Nav, IAA and the Staff Panel, on general round increases to apply in 2023 and 2024. 

A 4% pay increase for 2023, recommended by the internal ‘Performance Verification Board’ (PVB), had been roundly rejected in a ballot of members.
The agreed mediation process saw multiple separate engagements, with representatives from both the employer and union sides, taking place in April and settlement terms were eventually agreed, subject to all parties recommending acceptance of the outcome.

In a letter to management this week (7th May) Fórsa and the AHCPS confirmed the outcome of the ballot, which saw a return of 91% in favour of the pay proposal.

The terms are as follows:

2023

•    A pay increase of 4% or €1600 whichever is the greater from 1st January 2023
•    A pay increase of 1.75% from 1st July 2023.

2024    

•    A pay increase of 3% or €1200 whichever is the greater from 1st January 2024
•    A pay increase of 1.25% from 1st July 2024.

Fórsa assistant general secretary Derek Kelleher commented: “This was a complex and challenging negotiation process. Nevertheless, the ballot result illustrates a positive outcome for Fórsa members, whose resolve and organisation ultimately helped to deliver a better deal,” he said.