Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 May 2024
178. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant WTE positions currently in the Workplace Relations Commission; the estimated full-year cost of filling each of those vacancies; and when each of the vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [20635/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table below set out the current vacancies in the Workplace Relations Commission broken down by number, grade/role and the estimated full-year cost of filling each post:
|
Number of Vacancies |
Grade/Role |
Average full-year cost of filling the role |
|
1 |
PO1 - Director of Conciliation, Arbitration and Mediation |
€126,256.08 |
|
2 |
AP - Adjudicator |
€194,630.68 |
|
4 |
HEO– Industrial Relations Officer (IRO) |
€330,384.76 |
|
9 |
EO – Inspector |
€558,268.65 |
|
2 |
EO |
€104,537.30 |
|
4 |
CO |
€165,029.88 |
My Department primarily relies on the Public Appointments Service (PAS) to fill vacancies and works closely with PAS to manage a pipeline of resources. My Department also fills positions by way of internal competition and is currently working with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on the drafting of job competition notices for the grade of HEO Industrial Relations Officer, AP – Adjudicator and has progressed the job campaign booklet for the EO-Inspector with a view to establishing a panel of candidates to draw from in relation to current and future vacancies.
The Deputy should note that the Department is also finalising plans to recruit a Regional Manager in the Conciliation, Arbitration and Mediation Service. The table above does not illustrate the position in relation to the Regional Manager post as the posts at this level, recently vacated has been filled by way of ‘acting-up’ by a WRC official, this creates 1 HEO (IRO) vacancy captured in the table above. Similarly, a PO position in the WRC is currently filled by way of acting-up and will be filled substantively in due course. This latter acting arrangement created a further temporary vacancy at the Regional Manager level which is also temporarily filled by way of acting up also captured in the table above – 2 existing HEO (IRO) vacancies and 2 temporary vacancies pending the cessation of the acting up arrangements to fill the Regional Manager positions.
