Labour Court Database __________________________________________________________________________________ File Number: CD89209 Case Number: LCR12320 Section / Act: S67 Parties: CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND - and - MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND FINANCE |
Dispute concerning currency assistants in relation to mechanisation.
Recommendation:
3. The Court has considered the submissions made by the parties.
It has noted in particular the request by the Union that it
recommend further negotiations for a specified period and further
notes the request that no machine be turned on for the period in
question.
Having ascertained during the course of the hearing that, apart
from the effects of shredding, the element of work of the currency
assistants which would be directly affected by the start up of the
machines would at most amount to two man hours per day when
training of the checkers is complete, the Court does not consider
the request for further delay in the installation and start up of
the machines to be reasonable. Indeed until the machines are
fully operational suggestions that their operation will have an
indirect impact on the work of the assistants must remain entirely
speculative.
The Court for this reason recommends that the machines be
installed and that training of the currency checkers begin without
further delay.
The Court further recommends that further negotiations take place
as requested by the Union and that if no agreement is arrived at
between the parties on or before Friday 31st March the issues then
outstanding will be referred back to the Court for specific
recommendation. The Court further recommends that no shredding
takes place during this period.
Division: Mr O'Connell Mr Collins Mr Devine
Text of Document__________________________________________________________________
CD89209 RECOMMENDATION NO. LCR12320
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTS, 1946 TO 1976
SECTION 67
PARTIES: CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND
and
MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND FINANCE
SUBJECT:
1. Dispute concerning currency assistants in relation to
mechanisation.
BACKGROUND:
2. With reference to the Court's investigation of 14th March,
1989 into the above dispute the following is the Recommendation of
the Court:-
RECOMMENDATION:
3. The Court has considered the submissions made by the parties.
It has noted in particular the request by the Union that it
recommend further negotiations for a specified period and further
notes the request that no machine be turned on for the period in
question.
Having ascertained during the course of the hearing that, apart
from the effects of shredding, the element of work of the currency
assistants which would be directly affected by the start up of the
machines would at most amount to two man hours per day when
training of the checkers is complete, the Court does not consider
the request for further delay in the installation and start up of
the machines to be reasonable. Indeed until the machines are
fully operational suggestions that their operation will have an
indirect impact on the work of the assistants must remain entirely
speculative.
The Court for this reason recommends that the machines be
installed and that training of the currency checkers begin without
further delay.
The Court further recommends that further negotiations take place
as requested by the Union and that if no agreement is arrived at
between the parties on or before Friday 31st March the issues then
outstanding will be referred back to the Court for specific
recommendation. The Court further recommends that no shredding
takes place during this period.
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Signed on behalf of the Labour Court
John O'Connell
16th March, 1989 ---------------
U.M./U.S.
Deputy Chairman