Consultants to receive up to €40k in back pay

HOSPITAL consultants can expect to receive back pay in the region of €40,000 on top of salaries of up to €250,000 when the Government signs off shortly on the new contract deal.

During contract negotiations last year, the Health Service Executive (HSE) indicated that any consultant who signed up to the new contract by August 31, 2008, would have the new salary applied retrospectively from June 1, 2008. For some consultants, where extenuating circumstances applied, this deadline was extended to September 30, 2008.

For consultants who delayed signing up to the end of the year, the new salary will be applied from their sign-up date.