Following the formal proposal from management to make key changes to employee terms and conditions, NIPSA Education members have received notice of review of their mileage or notice that it is being removed completely.
These notices were released despite our objections and completely against the industrial relations agreements in place.
NIPSA continue to hold the position that the proposal to make changes to the Travel and Subsistence Allowance Scheme constitutes changes to staff terms and conditions and should be part of a full negotiation process, not limited consultation.
The actions to date in this process, have jeopardised industrial relations which have recently been recovered following the resolution to the pay and grading dispute.
A meeting with management takes place this afternoon where NIPSA will demand that the EA honour their obligations to not implement changes to terms and conditions without agreement with Trade Unions.