Staff at three main airports face pay cuts of up to 12%

STAFF at the country’s three main airports are to suffer pay cuts of up to 12% as the Dublin Airport Authority tries to reduce its payroll costs by €38 million per year.

The cuts, agreed by Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and staff unions in a lengthy process at the Labour Relations Commission, also involve 300 voluntary redundancies and changes in work practices.

“The agreement, which comes after several months of talks between the company and staff representatives, has been facilitated and endorsed by the LRC and is being recommended to staff by the company and by trade union representatives,” a company spokesman said. “DAA employees will vote on the cost-cutting agreement early in the new year.”