Labour Court cuts Teagasc redeployment payment to €450 on appeal

The Labour Court varied a €1,250 recommendation on Teagasc’s appeal, recommending a €450 payment to a worker redeployed from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, to Kildalton, Co Kilkenny. The decision was signed on 17 December 2013. The worker’s union said the compulsory move caused hardship and financial loss and breached the Public Service Agreement. Teagasc argued that the dispute belonged before the National Implementation Body and that compensation was not warranted. The Court found that independently verifiable information showed the redeployment exceeded the agreement’s 45km limit. It recommended €450 in full and final settlement, replacing the Rights Commissioner’s €1,250 recommendation.