Mark McAllister talks to James McNaney about potential millions owed to workers, tribunal backlogs, the passage of the Good Jobs Bill and budget constraints

Mark McAllister talks to James McNaney about potential millions owed to workers, tribunal backlogs, the passage of the Good Jobs Bill and budget constraints

Mark McAllister, chief executive of the Labour Relations Agency in NI

The head of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) has described ongoing public sector holiday pay disputes as “a slow-motion car crash” that involves “eye-watering” sums of money.

Speaking after the publication of its annual report, LRA chief executive Mark McAllister said holiday pay inquiries could easily take up all of the organisation’s time, such is the volume.