Full and final nature of voluntary retirement

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent case in which the Court considered an appeal by the HSE against a recommendation of a Rights Commissioner that the pension and lump sum of a retired HSE employee be reviewed. Ann O’Riordan commenced employment with the Health Service Executive (HSE) in 1990 and remained an employee until her voluntary retirement in December 2010. During the course of her employment, she was seconded to a position in the Irish National Health Promoting Hospitals Network. The Network had the task of encouraging hospitals to play an active role in the promotion of positive health…