In 1999, the Labour Court recommended against extending the community allowance to general nurses, rejecting a claim by Irish Nurses' Organisation against Health Service Employers' Agency. The union sought the allowance for ward sisters and staff nurses, arguing they should receive it if Monday-to-Friday work caused them to lose premium pay. The Court said the allowance reflected a permanent service change in psychiatric nursing that brought substantial earnings losses for many nurses and little prospect of reversal. It found that fundamental change did not apply to general nursing.
Labour Court rejects general nurses' community allowance claim
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