Union claim for 10 days’ leave for health staff could cost €377m, HSE estimates

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Union claim for 10 days’ leave for health staff could cost €377m, HSE estimates

There is growing alarm within the Government that the cost of extra pay or leave for public sector workers as a reward for their service during the pandemic will run to several hundred million euros. A Labour Court recommendation on Wednesday said the Health Service Executive had estimated that a claim for 10 days’ additional leave by unions for healthcare workers could cost at least €377 million. To discuss this further Ciara was joined by Eamon Donnelly, Head of health and welfare division Forsa. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Union claim for 10 days’ leave for health staff could cost €377m, HSE estimates