Retired HSE staff who worked during covid lose pension pay

Staff said they sent annual pension declaration forms to the HSE but were not told that working during the pandemic would affect this. File picture

A retired HSE worker who returned to help during the pandemic said she was horrified that money was taken from her pension this year after a significant bill was issued by her former employers.

She is among former staff concerned an agreement made in 2020, that returning to work during the crisis would not affect pensions, is not being applied.