The INMO, alongside other trade unions, attended the WRC on Thursday 27th March, and continued engagement over the weekend of 29th – 30th March in relation to the staffing dispute. The objective was to secure agreement on the unions’ claim for concrete measures to address the non-filling and delayed filling of vacant and suppressed posts.
Proposals emerged from these meetings, which INMO members in the public service have now voted on. A count of the ballot will take place in the coming days and INMO members will be informed of the outcome.
The WRC Proposals set out the following:
- Restoring the balance – accelerating the filling of vacancies
- Rules for engaging with trade unions
- Regularisation through agency conversion
- Restoration process to restore lost posts
- Replacement of maternity leave
- Retention of new graduates
An explantory document at the link below provides details of each element of the proposals.