Labour Court varies HSE West recommendation over ambulance worker’s allowance

The Labour Court varied a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation on HSE West’s appeal, recommending compensation for an ambulance worker’s lost allowance at the standard PSA rate. The decision was dated 27 October 2015. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, said the allowance had become part of his normal pay and sought its restoration. HSE West relied on the 2011 National Ambulance Service Framework Agreement as the basis for stopping it. The Rights Commissioner had recommended restoring the allowance from the date it was withdrawn; the Labour Court instead recommended compensation on a without-precedent basis.