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Lead News Items

Pension trustee reminds Aer Lingus and DAA of deferred members’ position

Last week’s letter by aviation pension trustee Brian Duncan is a reminder that deferred members of the Aer Lingus/DAA/SRT pension scheme may seek more than has been offered to them so far.

Irish Rail €40m costs cuts plan includes ‘foregoing of gross pay’

A new proposal on cost cuts at Iarnrod Eireann includes temporary pay contributions, described as ‘foregoing of gross pay’, from staff between now and 2017, among other measures.

Lufthansa’s €12m injection will be immediate if workers back pension plan

A planned once-off €12m injection into the pension fund at Lufthansa Airmotive (I) by its well-known German parent company is to take place immediately, if trade union members vote to accept a set of proposals to help resolve a pension crisis at the long established Rathcoole-based plant.

CPSU tells members what will happen if they reject HRA

The Civil Public & Services Union (CPSU) has provided a clear warning for its members as to what they face if they do not sign up to the Haddington Road Agreement, although the union is formally recommending a No vote.

HADDINGTON ROAD

HRA proposals apply to non-union staff where collective deal is agreed
Non-union staff will benefit from the Haddington Road Agreement as long as a collective agreement "is in place" for the grade in question, the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform has confirmed.
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

McGinty rejects Lynch's call for bargaining "through a trade union"
With battle lines being drawn on the issue of collective bargaining, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to ensure that the Government "makes good on a commitment to give legal backing to the right of workers to collectively bargain with employers, through a trade union". Read more>

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Reform is working, but could be endangered by lack of new blood
A limited increase in the level of recruitment may be needed in coming years if the capacity of the public service to change is not to diminish, a new study on the public service has warned.
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EMPLOYMENT LAW

Private banker awarded €30,000 for gender discrimination

Re-engagement ordered after dismissal due to drink problem

Burden of proof on teacher in unsuccessful constructive dismissal case