The leadership of Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is to recommend that its members accept proposals aimed at resolving its recent dispute over pay and staffing issues. INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said the union’s executive believed the Labour Court had, in a recommendation issued on Wednesday, “vindicated all the arguments” the union had made. Ms Ní Sheaghdha said savings to pay for the proposed pay improvements would come from the introduction of a new staffing framework, which would significantly reduce spending on personnel brought in from agencies. The Labour Court recommendation says nurses’ rosters may be subject to change and “may provide for a variety of shifts”. ‘Sensible’Minister for Health Simon Harris said the Labour Court recommendation represented “a sensible way forward”.

Source: The Irish Times April 03, 2019 20:04 UTC