900 interested in HSE ‘exit scheme’

UP to 900 expressions of interest in the HSE’s voluntary redundancy and early retirement scheme were received in the first 24 hours, the Taoiseach told the Dáil.

On offer to primarily administrative and managerial staff but also support staff is the chance to leave the HSE with either voluntary redundancy of three weeks’ pay per year of service plus statutory or, for those over 50 years of age, the chance to retire early with full pension entitlement according to years of service.

However, to the ire of unions, staff who are interested in availing of the redundancy scheme only have until November 19 to notify management.