The Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) wish to recruit a Regional Liaison Officer. The Position will report to the General Secretary and his/her duties will include: The provision of a complete, comprehensive, effective, efficient and courteous service to all Regions and Districts under his/her control, and to the Association and its members, [...]
PDFORRA met with the Labour Relations Commission on Tuesday 30th of April 2013. The meeting was called by the LRC, at the behest of the Government, to give feedback on the LRC Proposals and to see if there is any way forward in terms making additional public service payroll savings. The LRC are meeting public [...]
PDFORRA is continuing to brief the membership on the proposals that have been negotiated with the Department of Defence and may proceed to ballot the membership – subject to clarifications from the Department of Defence. Following rejection of the proposals by the Public Service Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), the future [...]
In order for personnel to qualify for a 21 year pension all members should be aware of the following. Any periods of unpaid leave do not qualify for pension purposes for example Special Leave/Career Breaks, Absents, Detention, Term Time, Carers Leave and Parental Leave. Qualifying Service for pension purposes in calculated on the basis of [...]
PDFORRA supports Enlisted Personnel playing and representing the Defence Forces in Sporting Activities and personnel should be aware that they can be detailed on an on-going basis for sporting activities. However, it is also incumbent on PDFORRA to point out the risks to members of PDFORRA associated with playing sports in the Defence Forces. 1. [...]
Negotiations will commence in the near future on the selection criteria for career courses and will address the following courses: Potential NCO Course Standard NCO Course Senior NCO Course Logistics Accountancy Course The outcome of the negotiations will replace the criteria outlined in D COS (Sp) letter dated 31st July 2006. The existing policy on [...]