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Aer Lingus pilot pay talks to resume amid warning of escalation in industrial action

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Aer Lingus and pilots' body Ialpa will attend the Labour Court on Monday to try and break the deadlock in their pay dispute. Photograph: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

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Ciarán Hancock
Mon Jul 1 2024 - 06:39

Aer Lingus and the pilots’ union Ialpa will return to the Labour Court later today in an attempt to break the deadlock in long-running talks on a pay deal, with the pilots warning of an escalation in industrial action if meaningful progress is not achieved. Ian Curran tees up this latest round of engagement by the airline and its pilots.

In her weekly column, the FT’s Pilita Clark reveals the productivity hack that really does boost careers.

Leading Irish corporate law firm William Fry has chosen a new managing partner to succeed Owen O’Sullivan when he steps down later this year. Ian Curran has the details.

In our personal finance Q&A, a reader says her son has been told by his grandmother (who has moved to a nursing home) that he can rent out her house in Dublin and keep the income. She wants to know the potential financial implications of this arrangement. Dominic Coyle offers a view. If you’d like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money, the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.

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