The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) will hold a hearing later this month to examine Fórsa’s claim for additional annual leave for clerical and executive officer grades in non-commercial semi-state organisations.

The union recently won improved leave for long-serving civil service clerical officers and executive officers through the civil service arbitration process. Under that deal, both grades secured an additional day’s leave after 12 years’ service, and another after 14 years.

The union is now seeking the same for related grades in the non-commercial semi-states.