Labour Court varies UCC worker's pay recommendation, rejecting allowance claim

The Labour Court varied a recommendation in an appeal by a UCC worker, finding she should have received credit for her years of public service when placed on her current pay scale. The decision was dated 21 November 2014. The worker had appealed a recommendation that she accept her existing terms. The union argued that she was on the wrong point of the scale and should receive service credit and a Specialist Qualification Allowance. UCC said she was on the correct salary point and had accepted its terms. The Court rejected the allowance claim, finding that Specialist Qualification Allowances were not part of the pay structure for Research Nurses in the Education Sector.