Staffing Ballot 2025

What are members being asked to vote on?

The INMO, alongside other trade unions, attended the WRC on Thursday 27th March, and continued engagement over the weekend of 29th – 30th March in relation to the staffing dispute. The objective was to secure agreement on the unions’ claim for concrete measures to address the non-filling and delayed filling of vacant and suppressed posts.

The WRC Proposals set out the following:

  • Restoring the balance – accelerating the filling of vacancies
  • Rules for engaging with trade unions
  • Regularisation through agency conversion  
  • Restoration process to restore lost posts
  • Replacement of maternity leave
  • Retention of new graduates

INMO members in the public service are now being asked to vote on these proposals. An explantory document at the link below provides details of each element of the proposals. Members are urged to read this document in advance of voting in this ballot.

Explanatory Document for INMO Members

Please read the Explanatory Document before voting on the proposals. Your INMO Official is available to answer questions on these proposals, and a list of balloting meetings is available at the link above.

Additional documents relating to the ballot

The links below will take members to the proposals themselves, and the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026.

Proposals WRC 30th March 2025 Public Service Agreement 2024-2026

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