Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
234. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education the reason future employment contracts for school secretaries do not include provisions for bereavement leave and wedding leave, in accordance with standard Department contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9288/24]
View answerMy Department is providing a payroll service for school secretaries with effect from 1st September 2023. The provision of a payroll service is part of a package agreed with Fórsa, the trade union representing school secretaries, following a series of engagements at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
While this agreement includes revised terms and conditions it does not accord public servant status to school secretaries. The revised leave arrangements which have been included are statutory and therefore additional public service leave entitlements are not relevant to this cohort of employees.
