Talks have been continuing in a bid to resolve the row over public sector pay cuts.
A provisional deadline of two weeks has been set for completion of the negotiations between public sector unions and Government officials facilitated by Labour Relations Commission Chief Executive Kieran Mulvey and Director of Conciliation Kevin Foley.
This morning representatives of health sector workers and management met for their opening engagement, with education management and unions meeting this afternoon.
Discussions took place yesterday between civil service unions and Department of Finance officials.
However, all these meetings were described as preliminary, allowing the parties to ‘set out their stalls'.
This week's negotiations are expected to focus on an agenda for transformation and modernisation in the public sector.
It will be next week at the earliest before the difficult issues of pay, redeployment and outsourcing are broached.
