Union calls for review of PIAB

AN urgent review of Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) procedures as it affects industrial accidents, is being sought by the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU).

TEEU assistant general secretary Eamon Devoy said the new procedures are putting employees at a serious disadvantage vis a vis employers, especially in major injuries.

Mr Devoy was responding to comments earlier yesterday from Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) chief executive Michael Kemp, saying that overall compensation levels were still too high.