Talks will take place at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this afternoon on access to pensions for school secretaries and caretakers.
More than 2,600 school staff, who are members of the Fórsa trade union, engaged in strike action for more than a week impacting around 2,000 schools.
The workers took to the picket lines demanding access to public sector pensions and other entitlements.
Fórsa withdrew the strike action on Friday night after an agreement was reached to engage in a process to resolve the dispute.
Fórsa said that the key element of the agreement is a Government commitment to negotiate pension entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers that are comparable with teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs).
The agreement also provides for discussions on other issues including access to bereavement leave and sick leave, as well as the conclusion of a pay deal for caretakers.
Discussions on the agreement will begin at the WRC this afternoon.
If there are any outstanding issues, the parties have agreed to have the matters referred to the Labour Court.
On Friday, Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee described the developments as a breakthrough and said she very much welcomed Fórsa’s agreement to withdraw strike action and enter discussions in the WRC.
“Both sides must come together with an open mind and good faith without preconditions or pre-conceived ideas of a final outcome,” Ms McEntee said.