HSE in pay rates ‘evidence gatheringexercise’

Health Minister Simon Harris has asked the HSE to conduct an “evidence-gathering” exercise with state-funded organisations providing health and social care to establish a factual position on pay reductions and pay restoration.

The exercise is being undertaken at a time when thousands of health and social workers employed in ‘section 39’ organisations prepare to stage a one-day strike on February 14 in a dispute over pay restoration.

Section 39 organisations include the Irish Wheelchair Association, Rehab Group, and Cheshire Homes.