Labour Court rejects INMO claim for Band One pay scale

The Labour Court rejected the INMO’s claim to move four assistant directors of midwifery at Cork University Maternity Hospital, represented by the HSE, to the Band One salary scale. The recommendation was signed on 11 March 2011. The INMO said the four workers should receive the salary rate for their responsibilities, citing a €6,319 annual difference between the scales. The HSE argued that the claim would increase costs and was barred by the public-sector promotion moratorium. The Court recommended that management revisit the claim if the hospital’s application for Band One grading progressed.