Staff at Bon Secours hospitals to strike in row over pay cuts

STAFF at the Bon Secours hospitals in Dublin, Cork, Tralee and Galway are to begin strike action on February 8 over the private health group’s decision to impose pay cuts of up to 5%.

In a joint statement the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and SIPTU unions said the Bon Secours group had accumulated income of €31 million, had capital and reserves of €80m and a valuation of €112m on its tangible assets.

Therefore they said it was inappropriate that the company wanted to impose cuts of between 4% and 5% in basic pay and a 5% reduction in allowances paid to staff.