Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 November 2023
66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant full-time staff, by grade, currently in the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of these vacancies; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [50077/23]
View answerThe tables below set out the current vacancies in the Workplace Relations Commission (Table 1) and the Labour Court (Table 2) broken down by number, role/grade and the estimated full-year cost of filling each post:
Table 1: Labour Relations Commission
|
Number of vacancies |
Role/Grade |
Estimated full-year cost of filling the post |
|
1 |
Director General |
€202.066.00 |
|
1 |
Adjudication Officer (Assistant Principal Equivalent) |
€95,174.51 |
|
1 |
Inspector Team Manager (Higher Executive Officer equivalent) + allowance |
€77,376.51 |
|
2 |
Industrial Relations Officer (Higher Executive Officer equivalent) + allowance |
€161,538.14 |
|
5 |
Inspector (Executive Officer Equivalent) + allowance |
€302,842.70 |
|
1 |
Executive Officer (General) |
€51,113.54 |
|
7 |
Clerical Officer (General) |
€280,057.12 |
Regarding time frames for filling these posts, arrangements are currently underway to fill the Director General vacancy in the Workplace Relations Commission following a competitive process run by the Public Appointments Service on behalf on my Department.
With regards to the other vacancies in the Workplace Relations Commission, my Department is working closely with the Public Appointments Service to have them filled as soon as possible.
Table 2: Labour Court
|
Number of vacancies |
Role/Grade |
Estimated full-year cost of filling the post |
|
2 |
Labour Court Secretary (Executive Officer equivalent) |
€102,227.08 |
The filling of the two vacancies in the Labour Court will be reviewed following the completion of the recent upgrade of their ICT system.
