What are the HRA Hours?

Under the Haddington Road agreement (HRA) on 1 July 2013, the hours of civil servants and public servants were increased as follows:

• Those with a pre-HRA working week of 35 hours or less (net of rest breaks) had their weekly hours increased to a minimum of 37.
• Those with a pre-HRA working week greater than 35 hours, but less than 39 hours (net of rest breaks), had their weekly hours increased to 39.
• The hours of those working 39 hours or more per week remained the same.

Why were the Haddington Road Hours subject to a review?

Under the terms of the Building Momentum public service agreement, an Independent Body chaired by Kieran Mulvey, former chief executive of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), was established to consider the additional working hours arising from the Haddington Road Agreement and to make appropriate recommendations.

What did the Independent Body recommend?

The Independent Body has recommended that working time is restored to pre-Haddington Road agreement (HRA) levels for the majority of civil and public servants where working hours were increased in 2013. However, the Body has also recommended that that there should be a standardised minimum full-time working week of 35 hours across the public service.

With the implementation of the Independent Hours Body recommendations, what hours do Employees at TCD have to work from 1 July 2022?

	Pre-Haddington Road Working hours	HRA 1st July 2013	Building Momentum 1st July 2022	Change
Administrative grades (EO / AO / SAO)	34 hours & 35 minutes	37 hours	35 hours	Reduction of 2 hrs
Technical	36.5 hours	39 hours	36.5 hours	Revert to pre HRA
Library	34 hours & 35 minutes	37 hours	35 hours	Reduction of 2 hrs
Library Shop Assistants	35 hours	37 hours	35 hours	Reduction of 2 hrs
Day Nursery	35 hours	37 hours	35 hours	Reduction of 2 hrs
Research	39 hours	39 hours	39 hours	No change
General Operatives & Related Grades/ Craft-persons	39 hours	39 hours	39 hours	No change
Laboratory Attendants	39 hours	39 hours	39 hours	No change
Part-Time Staff (Admin, Library, Technical, Day Nursery)	Part time staff will be pro-rata to the full time equivalent (FTE) of their grade (e.g. 50% of 35 hrs for administrative/library staff)			Change as per contractual FTE
Academic	The Independent Body is of the opinion that no recommendation regarding working/contract hours involving academic grades is appropriate at this stage given that this sector is currently under review by both the OECD and the DFHERIS and which may lead to new contractual arrangements for academic staff.			No change

Weekly hours are all net of lunch break.

The College standard working day for the majority of grades affected will become 9am – 5pm Mon- Fri (35 hrs per week) from 1st July 2022 with Technical staff reverting to their pre- 1st July 2013 standard operational day of 8:45am – 5:05pm. Please note that salaries continue to be paid at current levels.

What happens on 1 July 2022?

The working week will be restored to pre-Haddington Road Agreement levels with effect from July 1 2022.

• A standardised minimum full-time working week of 35 hours net will apply across the public service.
• Working hours for any grade will not be less than the level that applied prior to HRA.

What hours will I work if I do not work full-time?

Those who do not work full-time will have their working time reduced on a pro-rata basis. Please talk to your line manager if they have not discussed this with you to date.

I started working at TCD after the introduction of the HRA hours, does the restoration of hours apply to me?

Yes this applies to all impacted Employee groups including those who commenced work after July 2013.

Will there be any changes to annual leave arising from the restoration of the hours?

No, the restoration of hours will not impact on annual leave entitlements.

What are the revised hours of attendance?

The College standard operational day for the majority of grades affected will become 9am – 5pm Mon- Fri (35 hrs p.w.) from 1st July 2022 with Technical staff reverting to their pre 1st July 2013 standard operational day of 8:45am – 5:05pm. Some areas may need to operate a local standard operational working day; if you think this applies to you please discuss with your line manager if they have not discussed this with you to date.

Please note that salaries continue to be paid at current levels.