George Lee (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the validation process that was undertaken to pay phase three and four of the Towards 2016 pay agreement from 7 September 2009 to job initiative team leaders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2981/10]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Labour Court Recommendation 18921 recommended that Job Initiative Team Leaders should receive the appropriate Benchmarking payments under similar terms as applied to the Community Employment Supervisors. A validation process was then undertaken to pay Phases 3 and 4 of the Towards 2016 pay agreement to Job Initiative Team Leaders. This was essentially the same validation process used to award Community Employment Supervisors their Towards 2016 Phases 3 & 4 increases. It encompassed cooperation with the principles concerning Public Service modernisation and flexibility; industrial relations stability; cooperation with the roll-out of the FÁS Community Services Management (CSM); implementation of Quality Assurance policies and procedures; and cooperation with ongoing operational and technological change on Schemes.