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Civil Service voluntary redundancy: Confirmation for some next month | Civil Service voluntary redundancy: Confirmation for some next month |
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Northern Ireland civil servants hoping to take voluntary redundancy will hear next month if the scheme will go ahead. | Northern Ireland civil servants hoping to take voluntary redundancy will hear next month if the scheme will go ahead. |
The first 1,200 civil servants are due to leave on 30 September. | The first 1,200 civil servants are due to leave on 30 September. |
That is now uncertain due to the Stormont Executive's continuing disagreement on welfare reform and the budget. | That is now uncertain due to the Stormont Executive's continuing disagreement on welfare reform and the budget. |
The head of the Northern Ireland civil service said a decision will be taken at the executive meeting on 10 September. | The head of the Northern Ireland civil service said a decision will be taken at the executive meeting on 10 September. |
In a letter to staff, Dr Malcolm McKibbin said he appreciated that "this timeframe is very close to the conditional leaving date" for the first group of leavers. | |
But he added, that if the decision is taken to proceed, staff will leave on the planned date. | But he added, that if the decision is taken to proceed, staff will leave on the planned date. |
The voluntary redundancy scheme was part of the Stormont House Agreement. | The voluntary redundancy scheme was part of the Stormont House Agreement. |
It was struck between the executive parties and the British and Irish governments in December. | It was struck between the executive parties and the British and Irish governments in December. |
The scheme allowed the executive to borrow up to £700m to fund 20,000 redundancies across the wider public sector. | The scheme allowed the executive to borrow up to £700m to fund 20,000 redundancies across the wider public sector. |
Around 3,000 of those redundancies are in the civil service. | Around 3,000 of those redundancies are in the civil service. |
Interest | Interest |
But, with the welfare reform part of the agreement collapsing, it is doubtful if the redundancy scheme can proceed as planned. | But, with the welfare reform part of the agreement collapsing, it is doubtful if the redundancy scheme can proceed as planned. |
More than 7,000 civil servants expressed interest in the scheme and 1,200 of those have been told they can leave, depending on funding. | More than 7,000 civil servants expressed interest in the scheme and 1,200 of those have been told they can leave, depending on funding. |
If the executive is not allowed to borrow the money, it would have to pay for the scheme by making cuts to day-to-day departmental spending. | If the executive is not allowed to borrow the money, it would have to pay for the scheme by making cuts to day-to-day departmental spending. |
Some public bodies, such as Translink, have said they will proceed with redundancy plans even if the Stormont House money is not available. | Some public bodies, such as Translink, have said they will proceed with redundancy plans even if the Stormont House money is not available. |
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