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. INMO members have accepted the proposals and a notice has issued to members.
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.