The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has reassured members that pension entitlements and death-in-service benefits for those employed in the HSE or General Practice will not be reduced due to the coronavirus.
In a communication to members this evening, the IMO said that it had received queries from members regarding the implications of Covid-19 for entitlements following correspondence which went out from the trustees of the General Medical Services Superannuation Plan warning of possible reductions in certain benefits.
However, the union confirms: "No changes have been made to death in service benefit for HSE and other public health service employees and pension entitlements are unaffected by COVID-19." Earlier, General Practiitoners had