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Talks set to get going
Workers demand pay restoration equity
More lip service on gender equality
Under-funded councils face complex world
Templemore: IMPACT backs civilian roles
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Gaeltacht scholarships grants 2017
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Talks set to get going
by Bernard Harbor
 
Negotiations on public service pay recovery are expected to get underway within the next week or so, following the publication of the report of the Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) 2017 last Tuesday. The report, which is summarised in this document found that average pay in the public service is now on a par with the private sector, and is 8% lower than in 2008.
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Workers demand pay restoration equity
by Bernard Harbor
 
IMPACT has warned against special deals for particular groups of public servants, and said that an extension to the Lansdowne Road agreement must have substance to win the support of union members. Speaking at the union’s Local Government Division conference in Letterkenny last week, national secretary Peter Nolan said workers would not back a deal that only “gives with one hand and takes away with another."
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More lip service on gender equality
by Bernard Harbor
 
The Government has been slammed for failing to collect details of the gender pay gap in local councils. Last week, delegates at IMPACT’s Local Government Division conference heard calls for local authorities to be required to publish details of gender-based occupational segregation in their organisations.
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Under-funded councils face complex world
by Bernard Harbor
 
Ireland’s local authorities need more funds and staff to rebuild services reeling from crisis-era cuts, and to deal with the fallout of international events and trends, according to the Cathaoirleach of the union’s Local Government Division. Speaking to delegates at the union’s Local Government and Local Services conference in his native Donegal, Sean Reid said the sector has suffered deeper cuts than any other part of the public service, including a 28% reduction in staffing since 2008.
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Templemore: IMPACT backs civilian roles
by Bernard Harbor
 
IMPACT national secretary Andy Pike has welcomed moves to establish a new civilian management structure at the Garda training college in Templemore. Talks on the implications of the new structure, which will see the appointment of a senior civilian manager to oversee the college finances and directly manage the facilities, are due to take place this week.
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