Testing of a job evaluation scheme for clerical and administrative staff in institutes of technology and technological universities is expected to get underway in the New Year. The new scheme will allow 10% of grade III to VII posts to be tested.

The purpose of job evaluation is to measure whether or not a specific post is correctly graded. It assesses the skills and responsibilities required of a particular post, rather than the individual performing it.

Representatives from the institutions are to be briefed on how the scheme has been developed over the coming weeks.

Fórsa successfully secured the re-opening of the HSE’s job evaluation scheme back in December 2020 following its suspension at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.