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Dept of Justice ordered to pay out more than €33k to senior official
Summary
The Department of Justice was ordered to pay a senior immigration official, Martin Switzer, more than €33,000 in back pay for an on‑call allowance that was promised to him when he accepted a transfer to the Border Management Unit at Dublin Airport. The Workplace Relations Commission found that the state was bound by verbal assurances that Switzer would receive an annual allowance of €18,023 for extra hours and weekend work. Switzer's application for the allowance was delayed by the department's HR section, and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform ultimately sanctioned only €2,874 per year, with a pro‑rata payment of €1,197 for six months. The adjudicator confirmed that Switzer's salary from May 2018 to March 2020 should have included the full allowance, amounting to €34,544.41, and directed the department to pay €33,346.91 to Switzer.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dept of Justice ordered to pay out more than €33k to senior official. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- February 2018 Other
- May 2018 Other
- March 2020 Other
- 2023-07-18 Publication
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