WRC rejects former Aer Lingus pilot’s €6,511 back-pay claim

The Workplace Relations Commission rejected Tamzin Readett’s €6,511 claim for backdated wages from Aer Lingus Ireland Limited, finding the revised pay increase became payable after she left the airline. Adjudication Officer Breiffni O'Neill’s decision was dated 25 July 2025. Readett argued that a Labour Court recommendation made the increases retrospective and that the claimed period fell within her employment. Aer Lingus said the agreement applied to pilots still employed when union members approved it. The officer found no revised pay rate had been agreed or implemented by the time Readett left, and that the agreement did not cover former employees.