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BDC 2015 CONFERENCE REPORT
25/15
Review of 1998 DF C&A Scheme. Following the recent modernisation of employment law and industrial relations infra-structure for other workers, RACO calls on the Minister for Defence to initiate an external review of the DF Conciliation & Arbitration Scheme in order to deliver a more efficient and effective industrial relations forum and protect military personnel with restricted rights.
(P) Lt Roche (S) Col Richardson
Nat Ex
FOR: 30 AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
RESULT: CARRIED
26/15
That RACO convenes a working group to review and draft suggested amendments to the RACO Constitution and the Standing Orders of the Formation Committees, IOT bring them up to date and to take account of the re-organisation of the Defence Forces, thereby removing outdated or obsolete policy merge overlapping policy statements make the documents relevant Report back to S DC 2016 for approval.
(P) Lt Lyons (S) Capt-Foley
DFHQ
FOR: 30 AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
RESULT: CARRIED
27/15
RACO calls on the Chief of Staff and the Department of Defence to fully implement all the recommendations of the Safety Management Systems Report on the Air Corps (October 2013) without further delay.
(P) Capt Scalici (S) Capt Mullarkey
Air Corps
FOR: 30 AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
RESULT: CARRIED
28/15
That RACO would ensure and promote that all future official correspondence with Military Authorities and the Department of De-fence will utilise the NATO/EU definition of military ranks (i.e. OF1, OF2, OF3, etc.), thus reflecting the standards of modern military forces. N.B. Constitutional Amendment 2/3 majority required at BOC
(P) Lt Cdr Hegarty (S) Lt Cdr Watson
NS
FOR: 24 AGAINST: 6 ABSTAIN: 0
Result: CARRIED
33/15
That in 2016, RACO would conduct a review of the cost of living and affordability in high cost regions, and thereafter pursue an overall family friendly policy for OF personnel. This would include measures that aid and assist a reasonable healthy work life balance, including extending the entitlement of GOSA out to the length of the posting away from home address and that AF 90’s would be paid within 15 days of being submitted.
(P) Comdt Kearney (S) Comdt Mullins
1 Bde 2 Bde AC Nat Ex
FOR: 30 AGAINST: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Result: CARRIED
Motions continued in closed session. Total of 29 voting delegates.
Biennial Delegate 1188 Conference 2017