Defence Forces lodges complaint against Government over failure to pay overtime 

PDForra general secretary Gerard Guinan said the Government must provide military personnel with appropriate overtime payments as 'they lag far behind' what their counterparts in other sectors of the public service get. Picture: Paul Mealey

Representative bodies for serving Defence Forces personnel have made a joint complaint under the European Social Charter against the Government for its failure to pay proper overtime to their members.

Some personnel are getting paid just €60, before tax, for working 16 hours' overtime, prompting a complaint by PDForra, which represents ordinary members, and Raco, which represents officers.