Drumm vows ‘direct’ action in battle with union

HSE chief executive Brendan Drumm has written to all 100,000 of its employees warning of “direct” action against staff whose industrial action is crippling its financial and service administration.

Mr Drumm also made it clear that service cuts will be in place very soon if the ongoing battle with IMPACT trade union – which saw failed talks in the Labour Relations Commission earlier this week – is not resolved immediately.

In the service-wide circular, Mr Drumm confirmed his senior team have no idea of financial spending in the HSE for the last three months due to a work to rule by IMPACT’s members who normally collate and present that information.