Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Public Accounts Committee

Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Review of Allowances

2:10 pm

Mr. Shay Cody:

Not to our knowledge. From the point of view of the Croke Park agreement it is legitimate for the employer to serve a claim for the abolition of an allowance. What would be required, irrespective of whether the unions or associations are happy about it, is that they should engage. We are not aware of any indication that people will not engage. Clearly people are entitled to robustly put forward whatever arguments they have. In some cases they may well convince the employer. In other cases they will have to take their chances in front of a third party. We are not aware of anybody who is covered by the Croke Park agreement who is not willing to start that conversation.

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