Planned Caredoc Christmas strikes put on hold over new proposals to solve pay dispute

Eva Osborne

Planned Caredoc strikes over Christmas have been put on hold after new management proposals were put forward to resolve a dispute over pay.

Members of SIPTU and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) held a 24-hour work stoppage on Thursday as part of the dispute.

However, both unions have agreed to defer any further action until they have reviewed the updated offer.

They had said they were waiting for an eight per cent pay increase agreed more than two years ago.

The strike action took place at St Dympna’s Hospital in Carlow, HSE Community Care in Waterford, Primary Care Centre in Wexford, Ayrfield Medical Centre in Kilkenny, and The County Clinic in Clonmel.

SIPTU health division industrial organiser, Ger McNally, said some of his members involved in the Caredoc dispute are “barely on minimum wage”.