The health service has offered voluntary redundancy and early retirement to as many as 4,000 mainly managerial, administrative and clerical staff. The IMPACT public sector union has criticised the short consultation period and level of redundancy pay, questioning also how the health service can manage the cuts. The SIPTU general union has also warned the health service that it would be unacceptable to replace any of the 4,000 with contract or agency staff.
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