Labour Court recommends permanent posts for seven South Eastern Health Board officers

In 2002, the Labour Court recommended that seven long-serving temporary community welfare officer positions at the South Eastern Health Board be made permanent. The recommendation was dated 30 April 2002. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union said temporary workers lacked access to pension, sickness and career-break benefits and could not apply for some internal posts. The Board said permanent appointments required competitive interviews and approval to increase permanent posts. The Court found the union had a justifiable case, but did not recommend filling the positions by conversion; it recommended using the normal competitive process.