Aviation Authority faces wage rise bill of €4.5m

THE Irish Aviation Authority has failed in its attempts to avoid paying the terms of a transitional wage agreement and now faces a bill for a wage increase of €4.5 million.

The case was referred to an independent assessor to establish whether the authority could afford to pay, over 21 months, the 6% wage increase agreed by the social partners last September.

According to Industrial Relations News, assessor Eugene McMahon was told by representatives of the 700 employees that IAA’s revenue increased in 2008 compared with the previous year.