Labour Court recommends €2,000 goodwill payment for retired Bus Eireann worker

The Labour Court recommended that Bus Eireann make a €2,000 goodwill payment to a retired worker after delays implementing new consolidated pay rates affected his pension claim. The recommendation was dated 26 October 2018. The worker had retired before the new rates were implemented and sought revised pension payments or compensation. Bus Eireann argued the statutory pension scheme could not be changed retrospectively. The Court said it could not recommend changes to the scheme and noted that it had been correctly applied when he retired. The Court said implementation had been delayed, but attributed responsibility to neither Bus Eireann nor the unions. It noted the worker had already extended his retirement to the limit allowed and recommended the payment in full and final settlement of his claim.