HSE ordered to pay €250,000 to 20 sexual assault unit doctors over on-call pay delay
The Irish Medical Organisation informed the HSE in 2020 that weekend on-call rates for doctors in sexual assault trauma units were lower than weekday rates. An agreement was reached in April 2021 but the process stalled, and the Department of Public Expenditure declined to fund the increase. After conciliation talks at the Workplace Relations Commission failed, the Labour Court ordered the HSE to pay an estimated €250,000 to 20 doctors, granting retrospection to October 2023 rather than the February 2022 date sought by the union. Each doctor is expected to receive about €10,000.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court27 Aug
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The on-call rates paid to doctors in sexual assault trauma units for weekend work were lower than weekday rates due to an anomaly.
- When
- The IMO informed the HSE of the issue in 2020 and an agreement was reached in April 2021, with the HSE committing to address it from September 2021.
- The union expected higher rates to be paid from 1 February 2022, but the process stalled until it was finally approved in June 2024.
- Other details
- The Department of Public Expenditure declined to fund the increase.
- Investigation
- The issue was referred to the Labour Court after conciliation talks at the Workplace Relations Commission failed to reach agreement.
- In court
- The Labour Court ordered the HSE to pay an estimated €250,000 to 20 doctors in sexual assault trauma units.
- The Labour Court granted retrospection to October 2023 rather than the February 2022 date sought by the union.
- Sentence
- Each doctor is expected to receive about €10,000.
9 statements extracted from the articles
- whenThe IMO informed the HSE in 2020 that weekend on-call rates were lower than weekday rates. (irishtimes.com)
- whenAn agreement was reached the following April and the HSE committed to addressing the issue from that September. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe union expected higher rates to be paid from 1 February 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe process stalled until it was finally approved in June 2024, four years after the union raised the issue. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe HSE was ordered to pay an estimated €250,000 to 20 doctors in sexual assault trauma units. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe issue was referred to the Labour Court after conciliation talks at the Workplace Relations Commission failed to reach agreement. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe Labour Court granted retrospection to October 2023 rather than the February 2022 date sought by the union. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceEach doctor will receive about €10,000. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe Department of Public Expenditure declined to fund the increase. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Aug2026Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’
Reports the Labour Court outcome ordering the HSE to pay retrospective on-call rates to 20 doctors, with retrospection granted to October 2023 rather than the February 2022 date sought by the IMO.