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First Strategy Statement for the Workplace Relations Commission Launched

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Jobs Minister Richard Bruton and Workplace Relations Commission Director General Kieran Mulvey at the launch of the First Strategy Statement for the WRC

Jobs Minister Richard Bruton today launched the first Strategy Statement of the Workplace Relations Commission, aimed at embedding the radical reforms which have been achieved and delivering improved services for business and employees who use its services.

Among the targets and objectives set by the strategy, covering the years 2016-2018, are:

  •       The Workplace Relations Commission will reduce waiting times with a target of three months from the time of complaint to hearing, with decisions issued on average within four months of complaint being submitted
  •       WRC will target reduced costs to all parties (including the State) by resolution of more complaints outside adjudication
  •       Employers will be notified, on average, within 10 working days of the complaint being lodged, thus increasing the possibility of a resolution being reached without the need for any hearing
  •       Promote orderly collective bargaining
  •       Enhance Dispute resolution service and delivery
  •       Provide highest quality “real-time” adjudication
  •       Drive employment legislation compliance
  •       Develop and enhance enterprise-level workplace relations
  •       Involve stakeholders on operational aspects of the Workplace Relations services

Minister Bruton said:

If we are to sustain the progress we have made, and achieve our target of sustainable full employment delivering improving living standards for all, we must implement prudent plans and use every lever we have to safeguard our competitiveness. The Workplace Relations Commission has a vital role to play in this, in delivering a world-class service to promote a stable industrial relations environment, supporting businesses and employees to retain good workplace relations. I am confident that the team we have at the WRC, and the strategy we are publishing today, will help to deliver on that.

The Strategy Statement is available here.