IMO secures Living Out Allowance High Court settlement

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The IMO secured a High Court settlement restoring the Living Out Allowance, according to its published account. The allowance of €3,193 a year was to be incorporated into NCHD salaries from 1 July 2017.

The agreement also provided for a three-month Workplace Relations Commission review of education and training supports for non-consultant hospital doctors. The IMO said the settlement did not provide back pay and that no specific timetable had been set for reviewing the wider NCHD contract.