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Around 1,000 school secretaries and caretakers on low pay without any job security are to have their conditions of work “regularised” under a preliminary contract reached at the Work environment Relations Commission this night..
The secretaries and caretakers represented by Fórsa were preparing to strike on 23 October, 2 November and 16 November, with an indefinite strike due to start thereafter if their conflict stayed unresolved.
Nevertheless, Fórsa had actually postponed the commercial action to permit talks..
The disagreement centres on a two-tier pay system for school secretaries and caretakers..
Those used by Education and Training Boards have the status, terms of public servants.
However, those employed directly by boards of management in schools can earn as low as EUR12,500 annually, with no sick pay, holiday pay or increments – and lots of are required to sign on for social well-being during school breaks..
This evening, Fórsa’s head of education Andy Pike explained today’s outcome as an “allowing contract” with the Department of Education and Abilities and the Department of Public Expense and Reform to regularise the status of school secretaries and caretakers paid through grants with regard to their earnings, pensions and conditions of employment.
Today Fórsa lastly guaranteed contract with Dept of Ed and DPER to regularise the pay, conditions and pensions of grant paid school secretaries and caretakers. Comprehensive execution talks to conclude by Feb.
— andy pike (@apike1) October 27,2020
He said final costings had not yet been completed, and there was a lot of work to be done on the details..
Asked when the personnel in concern would see an improvement in their pay and conditions, he stated that in-depth speak about implementation will now begin.
Mr Pike voiced hope that they w
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