Consultations planned on overtime and premium payments
Tuesday 6th December 2011
Unions have been assured that planned measures to cut spending on allowances and premium payments will be done within the scope of the Croke Park agreement, which does not allow for cuts in the rates themselves. Read more HERE.
Spending and employment cuts a huge challenge
Monday 5th December 2011
Maintaining the level and quality of public services with 6,000 fewer staff and €1.4 billion less current spending, against a background of growing demand for services, will be a huge challenge. That was IMPACT’s reaction to yesterday’s Government statement of 2012 public spending and staffing plans. Read more HERE.
Civil service PMDS changes agreed
Thursday 17th November 2011
Changes to the civil service performance management and development system (PMDS) have been agreed this week and will come into force in 2012. Read more HERE.
Public service leave to be capped at 32 days
Wednesday 16th November 2011
New Government proposals, which envisage no cuts in leave for the great majority of public servants, will mean that no existing public servant gets more than 32 days leave from next year. The cap, which will fall to 30 days for new entrants, would come into effect in 2012. Read more HERE.
IMPACT deplores assaults on staff in IFA protest
Wednesday 26th October 2011
IMPACT called on the Irish Farmers’ Association to instruct any of its members who were involved in assaults on two Department of Agriculture staff earlier this month to contact the Gardai. Read more HERE.
New approach to civil service performance management promised
Wednesday 20th July 2011
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has approved a proposed new approach to implementing civil service performance management, which would punish managers who fail to fully complete the performance management and development system (PMDS) for all staff. Read more HERE.
Redeployment discussed at civil service implementation body
Thursday 7th April 2011
The civil service Croke Park implementation body met at the end of March and discussed a draft paper on a proposed model for redeployment within the civil service. Read more HERE.
Civil service privilege days likely to merge with annual leave
Monday 21st March 2011
A report by the civil service Croke Park arbitration board has said management put forward “no clearly reasoned explanation” for its proposals to abolish privilege days. Civil servants currently get two privilege days, one each at Christmas and Easter. Read more HERE.
Civil Service implementation body agrees priority issues
Monday 6th December 2010
The Department of Finance and civil service unions have agreed to immediately implement a number of modernisation measures under the Croke Park agreement. They include a strengthening of performance management systems, including initiatives aimed at tackling underperformance. Read more HERE
