Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Public Accounts Committee
Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 89
Internal Control in County Cork Vocational Education Committee
9:30 am
Mr. Ted Owens:
Yes. It was for arrears of pay. That person took the County Cork VEC to the Labour Court. I had actually been in the position for a number of months when that settlement was made, so I can refer to that settlement. That person had won a Rights Commissioner case and gone to the Labour Court. I was informed when I took up the appointment that the Labour Court told County Cork VEC prior to my appointment that it was going to find in favour of this individual, that she was entitled to arrears of pay and that it was up to County Cork VEC - then Cork ETB, because that did not happen until October or November - to agree on what the settlement was. It was arrears of pay.
No comments