Starting salary point on scale

If you were on LSI 1 on the grade 4 scale then you have a minimum of 11 years in the public service (?) meaning you'll start on point 12 of the grade III scale  (€39,825)…. probably… I dunno ask HR. They'll start you on point 1 and request your previous unit/department to complete a previous service form.

I don't believe the 3rd level degree means anything to the grade III scale. Mine certainly didn't

For Civil service, you'd start at the bottom as level 4 isn't the same as a level 3 grade, and I haven't seen any public sector job advertisements using academic experience for an admin role in salary calculations

Same here....simply isn't possible...all new entrants out of the service for more than six months join the single scheme…my original defined benefit pension was preserved....but there was no question of being able to rejoin it.

Not to takeaway from the offer and the HR were reasonable, but that circular is for existing public/civil servants not for someone who left and came back., there was a case where someone left a role for a few months as holidays before taking a new role and was made to start at the bottom of the scale, and level 3 is not the same as level 4 either. Great that you got sorted, I glad there are sensible HR officers in place.

i left hse in 2019 at grade iii level iv, still have it highlighted on last payslip. So id hope to get back in at that if i showed them the payslip. I intend to reapply whenever a competition starts. I should never left

@maggie magoo thanks best of luck you too. Hopefully theyll open a competition before long