Work-to-rule from secretaries to cause significant disruption to school administration

The action is expected to cause significant disruption to the administration of the schools' sector without affecting students or parents.

A work-to-rule by hundreds of school secretaries will deny the Department of Education and Skills key data it needs to administer the school sector, trade union Fórsa claims.

The secretaries, who are in dispute with the Department over pay and conditions began a work to rule after stopping work for an hour at the start of the school day on Friday. During the work-to-rule school secretaries withdrew from work on public service systems and databases because they are not paid or recognised as public servants.