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HSE Cost Containment Shorter Working Year Scheme
Shorter Working Year Scheme
3.Shorter Working Year Scheme
•This scheme now supersedes the Term Time Circular.
•Special Leave is available as a period of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 13 consecutive weeks. The leave may be taken as one continuous period or as a maximum of 3 separate periods.
•The period of leave shall be "unpaid special leave."
•Annual leave allocation may be reduced as a consequence.
•Participants may not avail of sick leave during the period of special leave.
•Participants in the scheme may apply for special administrative arrangements for the payment of part of basic salary during the period of leave – conditions apply.
•Persons availing of the leave must re apply each year.
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The HSE have suspended this scheme pending further negotiations with Health Service Unions
Cost Containment
A number of Cost Containment Measures have been announced by the HSE on May 15th the HSE issued circular 015/2009 Moratorium on Recruitment and Promotions in the Public Services Revised Employment Control Framework for the Health ServicesThe...
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New Service developments to cost some temporary nurses their jobs
Proposals by management contained in a letter from Mr. Brendan Mulligan outlines that in the PCCC over 560 permanent posts will be created in areas of:
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Disability Services
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3.Shorter Working Year Scheme•This scheme now supersedes the Term Time Circular.
•Special Leave is available as a period of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 13 consecutive weeks. The leave may be taken as one continuous period or as a maximum of 3 separate periods.
•The period of leave shall be "unpaid...
2.Special Incentive Career Break Scheme 2009.
•Successful applicants for a career break under this scheme who work full time will be paid an incentive payment of a third of gross pay to a max of €12,500 per year payable quarterly in arrears, for 3 years.
•Application must be made to...
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