HSE posts to be re-evaluated

After an eight-year pay freeze, the roles of hundreds of health service staff are to be re-evaluated to establish whether their posts should be upgraded and salaries increased.

The HSE job evaluation scheme was suspended in 2008 due to the economic crash. The performance of staff is not examined under the scheme, but rather the skills and responsibilities required of a particular post. An appointment to an upgraded post is treated as a promotion and salaries rise.

The evaluation process, negotiated by Impact trade union, currently applies to clerical and administrative grades three to six.