Irish Federation of University Teachers

The Labour Court has recommended that the Department of Education should pay compensation of €3000 each to five IFUT members who were redeployed to various higher education institutions when the College closed in August 2007.

The award follows complaints by IFUT that the Department mishandled the closure very badly. IFUT sought compensation for losses of earnings suffered by their members and for the additional relocation costs incurred by them. The Department had firmly rejected all claims.

IFUT believes that the Labour Court Recommendation is further vindication of its criticism of the Department’s handling of the closure of St Catherine’s.

The IFUT Press Release is available in full here.

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