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3.2 It is acknowledged by the parties to this Agreement that the above adjustment is intended to provide a basic statutory minimum redundancy payment for all workers covered by the Acts. It will not be used to increase the cost of redundancy payments as may be already provided for by agreements at enterprise level. 3.3 The parties agree that no repercussive claims related to or following on from this adjustment to the statutory minimum provisions for redundancy payments will be made by trade unions or employees. Where a dispute about the appropriate level of redundancy payment arises directly from this adjustment of statutory provisions, both parties will refer the matter for interpretation by the Labour Court and be bound by its recommendation on the matter. Section 4: Pension and Sick Pay Schemes 4.1 Unions are not precluded by Clause 1.5 from making claims for the introduction of pension or sick pay schemes where none exist or from making claims for the improvement of such schemes where these are substantially out of line with appropriate standards in comparable employments. 4.2 Having regard to the cost and other implications of pension and sick pay schemes, negotiations on these matters shall be governed by the capacity of the enterprise to absorb the cost involved and, additionally, in the case of sick pay schemes, the implications for attendance. 4.3 Agreements under Clauses 4.1 and 4.2 may therefore include appropriate phasing and other arrangements (which may exceed the timescale of this Agreement) to take account of these considerations. Section 5: Partnership at the Workplace 5.1 In this context, the parties to the Agreement recommit themselves to extending and deepening the partnership process at the workplace in accordance with commitments under previous national agreements. It is intended that the National Centre for Partnership and Performance will play an increasing role in supporting this process. National Centre for Partnership and Performance 5.2 The Government, employers and unions believe that co-operative working relationships are the key to managing change, higher performance and a better workplace. The National Centre for Partnership and Performance will work with IBEC and ICTU in supporting the deepening of partnership and performance in the workplace, including through: ■ the establishment of a Forum on the Workplace of the Future to foster in-depth discussion of how workplaces can best adapt to competitive pressures, improve the delivery of services and respond to the changing needs and preferences of employees; ■ a joint action project with FÁS to promote a learning culture in Irish organisations; ■ the development and dissemination of case studies of best practice in the area of partnership and performance; ■ the development of a national training strategy to assist those involved in organisational change through partnership; ■ the preparation of guidelines on the different forms of employee financial involvement; Part 2 Pay and the Workplace 77
Part 2 Sustaining Progress 78 ■ a project aimed at improving practices and procedures in relation to information, consultation and participation rights, in the context of the Information and Consultation Directive; and ■ the promotion of existing joint partnership training materials as developed with IBEC and ICTU. Worker Participation (State Enterprises) 5.3 Under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness, a review was undertaken by the Labour Relations Commission of the operation, effectiveness and coverage of the mechanisms established under the Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Acts, 1977 and 1988. The aim of the review was to inform decisions affecting the future of Worker Directors in the context of the sale of any semi-State companies covered by the Acts. The review has now been completed and will be published following consideration by the Government. Section 6: Affordable Housing Initiative 6.1 The parties to the Pay Agreement have proposed a new initiative aimed at further enhancing the supply of affordable housing, with the objective of increasing the supply of such houses by 10,000 units. It is their intention that this initiative be aimed at those who in the past would have expected to purchase a house from their own resources but who find that they are unable to do so in the current housing market. It is also intended that these houses would be made available for sale to a target group defined in terms of income and/or housing need on a full cost-recovery/commercial basis. Therefore, the scheme would not impact on Exchequer or General Government finances and would protect the funding which is available for the Local Authority and other social and affordable housing programmes. 6.2 In responding to the proposal, the Government is committed to an ambitious scale of delivery of affordable housing for the target group through this new affordable housing initiative and the other affordable housing coming through arrangements under Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended. Government will ensure that the necessary actions are taken before the end of this Agreement to secure the achievement of this objective, with measurable progress to be made by the mid-term review. Section 7: Anti – Inflation Initiative Introduction 7.1 In the context of the agreement on pay and the maintenance of employment and competitiveness, the Government along with IBEC and ICTU, will work together to help exert downward pressure on inflation, particularly over the next 18 months. 7.2 Sharply increased inflation, well above the EU average, has already had adverse effects on consumers and business alike and would undermine future economic stability. There is a need to avoid high inflation becoming embedded in the economy, and the risk that it would persist even as the Euro strengthens against sterling and the dollar. International uncertainty around oil prices and currency movements is another pressing reason to attempt to deal with the causes of excessive domestically generated inflation.
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