A ballot of Fórsa members working as Community Employment (CE) supervisors closed at midday on Wednesday 21st May. 90% voted to accept the pay offer. 

The ballot of SIPTU members working in the same sector is ongoing. When it closes, the votes will be aggregated, and results will issue from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) to the Department of Social Protection.

This pay deal resulted from negotiations between the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and an ICTU led group of unions representing workers in the Community Employment sector.

An interim pay deal which was approved by members in a ballot late last year, included an agreement that unions and the department would re-enter talks at an early date this year.

This new agreement is a result of those talks. The pay increases on the table amount to 5.25% to be paid across 2025, with an initial 3.25% increase backdated to February, and a further 2% increase, which would be effective from the 1st of November. 

The terms of the agreement apply to all CE Supervisor members, and members working at the Tús initiative, the Rural Social Scheme, and the Job Initiative scheme.

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