Labour Court upholds €1,000 recommendation in HSE Central Supplies pay dispute

The Labour Court rejected a worker’s appeal and upheld a recommendation that he accept the Mark Time arrangement for recovering a pay overpayment and receive €1,000 compensation. The decision was signed on 17 April 2012. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, argued that his contract entitled him to Band 1 pay. Management said the arrangement would recover the overpayment without immediate financial loss and that allowing his claim would give him an advantage over colleagues. The Court found no merit in the union’s claim.