Consultants advised to forego up to €50k

The Labour Court has recommended hospital consultants forego up to €50,000 of overtime pay they are owed by the State.

The court recommended that a quarter of the historic overtime pay owed to the medics be withheld due to the HSE’s poor financial state.

In some cases where a consultant earns €200,000 a year, this would mean he or she would lose out on €50,000.