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Old 3rd May 2009
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Originally Posted by Irish Liberty Forum View Post
Quite an interesting two paragraphs at the end:

"Staff at Leitrim county council also won a Labour Court case last month, forcing management to give them time off to attend a non-existent festival.

Management had sought to cancel a traditional half-day to attend a local regatta after it was discontinued due to the worsening economic climate. But Impact argued the annual festival leave had been an entitlement to employees for many years and there were “other festivals” staff could go to. "
Mindboggling stuff. The worst thing is IMPACT and the CPSU are droning on that they will take the pain as long as it is seen to be fair. This sort of malarkey gives lie to this claim and exposes the selfishness and sense of entitlement of the Public Sector.
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