Annual leave entitlements
by Róisín McKane and Seán Carabini
 
In many cases, the additional leave is not automatically added.
In many cases, the additional leave is not automatically added.

What am I entitled to?

 

The statutory minimum annual leave entitlement is four weeks (20 days).

 

Civil service unions have long negotiated to improve on this. While this process hasn’t always been seamless, the following are the current civil service annual leave entitlements for new joiners and newly promoted civil service workers:

  • Administrative Officer (AO): 25 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service, and to 30 days after 10 years’ service
  • Higher Executive Officer (HEO): 29 days, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service
  • Executive Officer (EO): 23 days, rising to 24 days after 5 years’ service, and to 25 days after 10 years’ service
  • Staff Officer (SO): 23 days, rising to 24 days after 5 years’ service, and to 25 days after 10 years’ service
  • Clerical Officer (CO): 22 days, rising to 23 days after 5 years’ service, and to 24 days after 10 years’ service
  • Services Officer: 22 days, rising to 23 days after 5 years’ service and to 24 days after 10 years’ service

 

Does my leave automatically rise after five years’ and ten years’ service?

 

No. In many cases, the additional leave is not automatically added. All civil servants with five and ten years of service should check the system to see if it has been updated. This is crucial.

 

What about the leave entitlements for professional and technical grades?

 

The same principles apply, though the larger number of grades means that there are different leave levels. Full information on leave levels for professional and technical grades can be found here.

 

Why is the leave of the Assistant Officer (AO) grade less than the equivalent grade of Higher Executive Officer (HEO)?

 

This has been identified by an AO working group within the union as an anomaly that needs rectifying. Fórsa is considering all the options that came from the AO working group, so to best understand the sequence of how identified issues should be progressed to produce the best results.

 

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