Revenue exodus as workers feel the heat

THEY have borne the brunt of the effects of these recessionary times and they would appear to have had enough.

Government departments tasked with collecting taxes and doling out social welfare payments have by far the highest number of civil service applicants under the Government’s early retirement scheme which is due to come into effect from September 1.

It is the Revenue Commissioners who are attempting to lead the exodus. According to figures obtained by Industrial Relations News there were 315 civil service applications for early retirement up to June 12. Of those, 123 or 40% were from the Revenue.