Report on RTÉ pension dispute due within weeks

THE facilitator appointed to adjudicate in the pensions row between management and employees at RTÉ is expected to give his recommendations in the next two weeks.

According to their unions, the NUJ and SIPTU, 1,200 of the 2,000 national broadcaster’s staff want the abolition of the defined contribution pension scheme which has been in place for them since 1989.

That is the type of pension which Bank of Ireland is trying to introduce for its employees, a position which has led to a major industrial dispute.