13,000 Section 39 health workers secure pay restoration deal

After a prolonged campaign, the country’s 13,000 Section 39 workers are to see their pay restored just as it has been reinstated for their counterparts in the HSE.

Section 39 employees are not public servants but their employers are grant-aided by the HSE to provide services mainly in the health and social services sectors. Traditionally, their pay has been linked to rates in the public service.