Talks on Garda pay ‘anomalies’
by Bernard Harbor
Contacts between public service unions and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are continuing after minister Paschal Donohoe agreed that pay anomalies arising from the recent garda Labour Court settlement had to be addressed before the end of next month. The Government had initially argued that there were no implications for the broader public service, but eventually bowed to IMPACT’s argument that the garda award went beyond the Lansdowne Road agreement.
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Unions stress need to unwind FEMPI
by Bernard Harbor
The ICTU Public Services Committee (PSC) has said that unwinding the FEMPI legislation, which introduced pay cuts and the public service pension levy, should be the main objective of negotiations on a successor to the Lansdowne Road Agreement. Following union pressure, the talks have now been brought forward to the middle of next year, and are expected to start once the Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) makes its report in the second quarter of 2017.
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Higher childcare investment demanded
by Lughan Deane
Inadequate investment in early education has resulted in high childcare costs to parents and low wages for workers, according to IMPACT. In a submission to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in relation to its ‘single affordable childcare scheme,’ the union says Irish parents pay some of the highest childcare costs in the world, while most people working in the sector don’t even earn a living wage.
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No cooperation with staffless libraries
by Bernard Harbor
IMPACT has urged local government minister Simon Coveney to meet worker representatives to discuss concerns over the expansion of ‘staffless’ libraries. The call came after the union’s 1,200 library workers backed industrial action by a margin of 9-1, with a voting turnout of 83%.
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Health staff structures under discussion
by Bernard Harbor
Discussions on community health organisation (CHO) staffing structures below ‘heads of service’ level are expected in the New Year, after IMPACT agreed arrangements for heads of service and general managers in the nine CHO areas last month. The union has told management that there can be no changes to reporting relationships until these have been agreed through talks with the union.
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