Talks on access to pensions for school secretaries and caretakers will resume at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) today.
The dispute saw more than 2,600 school staff, who are members of the Fórsa trade union, engage in strike action for more than a week impacting around 2,000 schools.
Fórsa withdrew the strike action after an agreement was reached to engage in a process to resolve the dispute.
The union said that the key element of the proposals is a Government commitment to negotiate pension entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers that are comparable with teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs).
Negotiations were held at the WRC for around two hours earlier this month and the talks will resume later this morning.
Aside from pensions, the agreement also provides for discussions on other issues including access to bereavement leave and sick leave, as well as the conclusion of a pay deal for caretakers.
If there are any outstanding issues following the WRC talks, the parties have agreed to have the matters referred to the Labour Court.
