Aer Lingus cabin crew reject new pay offer of 10.75% over three years

Aer Lingus cabin crew have rejected a new pay offer of 10.75% over three years, the Sunday Independent reports. The deal was rejected by close to 55% of staff, despite the Fórsa trade union committee’s backing for it. Under its terms, a new “junior entrant” pay scale was to be scrapped with new recruits going directly on to the existing structure, while commission payments for goods sold by cabin crew on flights would go back to 12% for all staff after being cut to 10% during the pandemic. “Aer Lingus will review the outcome of the ballot and consider next steps in relation to the process of engagement which has been ongoing over recent months,” a spokesperson for the airline said. Dublin City Council has blocked two new hotels in the city centre, warning there is an “overconcentration” that is damaging the “vitality of the inner city”, according to the Business Post. City ID, the Dutch hospitality group, has been told it cannot build a 105-bedroom hotel on a derelict site on Capel Street, next to Jack Nealon’s pub. A proposal by investment firm Urban Capital Limited to convert an existing building on Thomas Street being used as offices into a small four-unit aparthotel was also refused permission. It is first time the council has used a new clause in the city development plan to prevent further tourist accommodation, causing anger in the tourism sector. Tourism representatives have complained that the decision will exacerbate the acute supply and affordability issues.<br/>