RTÉ Retired Staff Association

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Further to our recent email/postal note (August 16th – Update), outlining our recent correspondence with Minister Catherine Martin’s office (TCAGSM), and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), Minister Paschal Donohoe’s office – we are delighted to confirm that the 4% pension increase backdated to January 2024 has now been approved by DPER. It … Read more

Important Notice from RTÉSA Trustees

June 2024 Newsltetter

Greetings All – We’d like to give you an update on what’s been happening regarding ourpension increase for 2024. Pension increase request The RTÉSA Scheme Trustees have recommended a 4% pension increase, backdated to January2024.Given this, RTÉRSA wrote to the Chair of the RTÉ board on June 25th requesting that there isno undue delay in … Read more

While Michael Noonan’s austerity levies on occupational pension schemes made headlines, little has been reported about the permanent pay cuts inflicted on thousands of pensioners in the commercial semi-state sector. These cuts were triggered by deals negotiated between semi-state employers and trade unions. Overnight in 2014, over 3,000 defined benefit pensioners at Aer Lingus and … Read more

Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament asks if Michael McGrath will reconsider his opposition to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements to Retired Workers) Bill 2021 Published Saturday 4th May, 2024