Industrial action will commence on Wednesday 25^th of October for clerical and admin members employed by Tusla in grades III to VI. Notice was served by Fórsa on the 4^th of October and despite best efforts by the union to engage openly on a job evaluation scheme with Tusla, it is regrettable that a ‘work to rule’ will commence.

From the 25^th of October Fórsa members are instructed to:

• Not carry out the work of other colleagues in their absence
• Not carry out the work of any vacant post irrespective of length of time vacant or the reason for the vacancy
• Not carry out the work of a post of a higher grade (unless being remunerated for same)
• Not formulate, generate or submit management reports such as, reports for board meetings, government departments, management meetings, stastical information, financial reports, KPI’s, etc.
• Not carry out the work associated with parliamentary questions
• Not carry out work associated with FOI requests
• Not participate in or support the work associated with the Tusla Reform Programme, this includes not organising meetings, attending meetings, recording and/or circulating minutes, agenda, documents or reports for any such meetings.
• Not provide lunch time cover at reception desks between the hours of 1pm and 2pm.

Fórsa Assistant General Secretary Chris Cully said that 97.7% voted in favour of this industrial action up to and including full strike action if necessary in relation to the job evaluation scheme. The union will stand by and support its members through it.

“I am conscious that many members may never have been involved in industrial action before and may need advice and support in order to ensure they are compliant with the instruction from the union.  If you have any questions and queries, please in the first instance contact your local branch representative for advice and support.” 

“Your local Branch committees and union officials have all been briefed about the industrial action and have in place a disputes committee to deal with queries.  

An FAQ document will be circulated to members and published on our website on Monday.

Chris continued “If we stick together, stand strong and we all follow the union instruction, we have the best chance of succeeding in this dispute.”

Fórsa remains available to engage directly with Tusla in relation to any contingency plans or derogation requests in advance of the commencement of industrial action.