Mairéad Farrell
Question:388. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current position of those section 39 workers that did not receive pay parity; and if these workers will be included in the PSSA. [36718/20]
View answerThursday, 10 December 2020
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An agreement reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in October 2018 provided for pay restoration in relation to 50 pilot organisations in the first instance. Pay restoration for these bodies commenced in April 2019 with further payments due in October 2020 and October 2021 as appropriate.
The agreement recognised that some of the remaining Section 39 organisations were also likely to have pay restoration issues and a process to address these issues commenced in 2019 under the auspices of the WRC.
I can confirm that a positive and constructive WRC engagement took place between the parties on 9 December 2020. I am hopeful that a final agreement will be reached between the parties.
On the question of these workers being included in the PSSA, this is not possible as these employees are not public servants. The PSSA encompasses public servants and civil servants only.