Even union sources admit the scheme is "generous" while private sector employers said it would be completely alien to most workers.
I'm sure the usual suspects will post here justifying this practice.
I seriously doubt that this is a public sector wide practice and also doubt many if any will justify it.
Internal correspondence obtained by the Irish Independent reveals efforts were made last month by FAS management to scrap the scheme.
However, management were forced to reinstate it just weeks later. Unions took the issue to the Labour Relations Commission and have since sought a hearing at the Labour Court.
SIPTU FAS branch organiser Brendan O'Brien said that the union was open to a "buyout" of the pre-retirement entitlements.
But he said the offer FAS had put on the table -- a one-off "buyout" of up to three extra days off over three years -- was not good enough.
"We're prepared to deal with the issue but if the board wants a buyout it must make a reasonable offer," he said.
- Anne-Marie Walsh Industry
The background to this is not clear but there is a strong possibility that this condition was granted in exchange for work practise changes.
I don't really have a problem with this , this condition of employment was readily entered into by employers and their employees ( represented by their Unions ).
The background to this is not clear but there is a strong possibility that this condition was granted in exchange for work practise changes.
As the main function of a Union is to protect the terms & conditions of it's members I have no problem with them referring the matter to the Labour Court - indeed I would be appalled if they didn't.
I assume all that has to happen is that the pre-retirement days are not part of the terms and conditions of the new agency.
Sure isn't FAS going to be disbanded and staff moved to the new agency SOLAS. I assume all that has to happen is that the pre-retirement days are not part of the terms and conditions of the new agency.
I don't really have a problem with this , this condition of employment was readily entered into by employers and their employees ( represented by their Unions ).
just like the good old days, where the indefensible is defended by the incorrigible.
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