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Ministers likely to face industrial relations challenges despite new pay deal Associations outside Ictu representing thousands of staff yet to ballot on agreement
Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 16:05 Updated: Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 18:26
The new public service agreement provides certainty to the Government on pay and industrial relations over the next two years, Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath said on Tuesday.
However, despite the new accord reached with bodies affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu), Ministers are likely to face challenges in a number of areas in the months ahead.
Associations representing thousands of key public service personnel such as gardaí, psychiatric nurses and members of the Defence Forces have not signed up to the new agreement as of yet.
Industry and Employment Correspondent
The proposed public service agreement Building Momentum is now certain to be ratified tomorrow after the largest public service union Fórsa voted to back it by a margin of almost 96%.
The turnout was just over 58%.
Today s vote means that the four largest unions - Fórsa, SIPTU, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and the Irish National Teachers Organisation - have all backed the two-year agreement.
This means a majority in favour is guaranteed in tomorrow s aggregate vote by the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The ratification will come as a relief to the Government, as it should deliver certainty in pay and industrial relations for the next two years as it combats the consequences of Covid-19 and Brexit.
Industry and Employment Correspondent
The proposed public service agreement Building Momentum is almost certain to be formally ratified next Tuesday after the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation overwhelmingly endorsed the deal by a margin of 95%.
The vote by the INMO s 40,000 members boosts ratification prospects because three of the four largest public service unions, the INMO, SIPTU and the INTO, have now backed the agreement.
The largest public service union Fórsa is expected to deliver a similar vote on Monday.
If the deal is ratified, it will be a relief to the Government, as it will deliver certainty in pay and industrial relations for the next two years as it combats the consequences of Covid-19 and Brexit.