Pay: Minister’s hard but nuanced line
by Bernard Harbor
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The new public expenditure and reform minister Paschal Donohoe has taken a hard, yet nuanced, line on union demands for more rapid public service pay recovery. In a number of recent media interviews, minister Donohoe has ruled out any acceleration, saying only that he would abide by the Lansdowne Road agreement, which expires in September 2018.
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More education staff needed
by Bernard Harbor and Niall Shanahan
IMPACT has demanded an acceleration of recruitment in the education sector, and has sought Government support for a range of measures to tackle educational disadvantage. The union, which represents over 10,000 staff in the education sector, put forward the proposals last week in its submission to education minister Richard Bruton’s consultation on an education strategy for the 2016-2018 period.
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Library threat prompts ballot
by Bernard Harbor
Library staff in 13 local authorities are balloting for industrial action in a dispute over plans to amalgamate library services on a two or three-county basis. IMPACT says the proposals would threaten service provision as library budgets come under increasing pressure. The decision to ballot followed a meeting of branch and library representatives last month.
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Civil service underperformance policy deferred
by Niall Shanahan
Civil service unions have secured the postponement of a proposed new underperformance policy. Management had planned to implement the programme, where an employee would be subject to a performance improvement plan, including bi-monthly performance meetings, in the event that their work performance was found to be unsatisfactory.
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