Alzheimer Society snubs court rec
by Niall Shanahan
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The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has refused to implement a Labour Court recommendation that four of its regional managers should get decent redundancy packages. IMPACT official Ashley Connolly said a claim on behalf of the workers, and attempts to engage in a conciliation process at the Labour Relations Commission, had also been snubbed. IMPACT went to the Court after the workers were made compulsorily redundant on statutory redundancy terms. Management refused to attend the hearing. “The Court recommended enhanced redundancy on the basis of the Croke Park agreement but the Alzheimer’s Society says its position remains unchanged,” said Ashley. IMPACT has made contact with the HSE in a bid to resolve the deadlock. The Alzheimer Society is a non-profit organisation that receives approximately €11 million from the HSE each year. Ashley said the society’s approach was unreasonable and unfair. “These workers have been let go after being forced to re-apply for positions within the organisation, despite being told that redeployment options would be made available. The terms recommended by the Court are not onerous and the society’s accounts show they are able to pay,” she said.
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