Pensions preserved but at a price
by Bernard Harbor
The proposed new ‘public service stability agreement’ will see an end to the FEMPI pay cuts for most, but some of the so-called pension levy will be retained in the form of an ‘additional superannuation contribution.’ Union leaders consider this a price worth paying for preserving the value of public service pensions. BERNARD HARBOR reports.
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Path to new entrant equity
by Bernard Harbor
IMPACT is confident that, if accepted, the proposed new Public Service Stability Agreement can deliver equality on the issue of the time it takes public servants to ascend their pay scales. Right now, it takes staff who started work in January 2011 or after – the so-called ‘new entrants’ – two additional years before reaching their final scale point.
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SNAs can fully exit FEMPI
by Bernard Harbor
The new Public Service Stability Agreement will bring all special needs assistants (SNAs) out of the pay-cutting FEMPI legislation by 2020 if it’s accepted in union ballots now underway. The deal will mean increases of between €1,700 and €2,200 for SNAs, over three years, depending on where they are on the pay scale.
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CORU fee frozen if deal goes through
by Bernard Harbor
CORU professional registration fees will be frozen at their current rate of €100 a year if the proposed new pay deal is accepted. Health and social care professionals including social workers, dieticians, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists have to pay the annual registration fee before they can practise.
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FGE grades could gain leave
by Bernard Harbor
Service officers, service attendants and cleaners are among the civil service staff who’ll benefit from increased annual leave if the recently-negotiated Public Services Stability Agreement is ratified in union ballots. Head service officers are also covered by the proposed improvements, which will go to all IMPACT grades equivalent to civil service executive officers, staff officers or clerical officers.
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