The Labour Court has recommended lump sum payments at retirement to resolve the Fórsa school secretaries and caretakers pensions dispute after strike action for over a week at the start of the school year last year, impacting around 2,000 schools.

Lump sum recommended in school secretary pension rowThe Labour Court has recommended the issuing of lump sum payments at retirement in a bid to resolve a pensions dispute involving school secretaries and caretakers.www.rte.ie