The Haddington Road Agreement, also known as the Public Service Agreement 2013-2016, was a comprehensive agreement reached between the Irish Government and various public sector trade unions in Ireland. The agreement aimed to achieve savings of €1 billion through various measures such as pay cuts, longer working hours, and reductions in overtime rates. The agreement was initially for a three-year period, from July 2013 to June 2016, but was extended until August 2018.
The Haddington Road Agreement was the successor to the previous public service agreement, the Croke Park Agreement, which was in place from 2010 to 2013. Like the Croke Park Agreement, the Haddington Road Agreement was designed to help the Irish government tackle the country’s economic crisis and reduce the budget deficit.
The agreement was negotiated by the Irish Government with the main public sector trade unions, including SIPTU, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), Unite, the Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU), the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI), and the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT).
The Haddington Road Agreement had a significant impact on the public sector workforce, with many workers seeing a reduction in their incomes due to pay cuts and changes in allowances. However, there was also a commitment to no further pay cuts for the duration of the agreement, and some workers received increases in their pay at the end of the agreement.
So, when does the Haddington Road Agreement end? The agreement officially ended in August 2018. However, some of the measures introduced under the agreement are still in place, such as longer working hours for some workers and reductions in overtime rates. The agreement was replaced by the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, which was negotiated by the Irish Government with the same trade unions.
The Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 builds on the measures introduced under the Haddington Road Agreement but includes some additional measures, such as pay increases for some workers and a commitment to ending the use of temporary contracts in the public sector. The agreement also includes a commitment to no further pay cuts for the duration of the agreement.
In conclusion, the Haddington Road Agreement officially ended in August 2018, but some of the measures introduced under the agreement are still in place. The agreement was designed to help the Irish government tackle the country’s economic crisis and reduce the budget deficit, and it had a significant impact on the public sector workforce. The agreement was replaced by the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, which builds on the measures introduced under the Haddington Road Agreement but includes some additional measures.