Labour Court Database __________________________________________________________________________________ File Number: CD91485 Case Number: ARB912 Section / Act: S70 Parties: WATERFORD CRYSTAL - and - AMALGAMATED TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION |
Dispute concerning a new terms and conditions agreement.
Recommendation:
3. It was agreed between the parties in June, 1990 to complete a
new Procedures/Terms and Conditions Agreement and in the absence
of agreement the full agenda to be referred to the Labour Court
for a determination.
The parties have negotiated with the aid of the Labour Relations
Commission proposals for such an agreement. These proposals were
rejected by the membership but it did not prove possible to
isolate specific points of disagreement. The Union side sought to
restore the 30 year old agreement which is clearly outdated and
the management sought to revert to a pre-conciliation stage in
negotiations.
Having heard the submissions it is the Court's view that the
proposals that emerged from conciliation together with the Labour
Relations Commission letter of 14th August (excluding paragraph
4 as the Court considers all workers should clock-in and out in
line with normal industrial practice), the letter of 15th August
and the Company letter of 23rd August should now be accepted so
that both parties can concentrate on the major difficulties
confronting them.
Division: CHAIRMAN Mr Collins Ms Ni Mhurchu
Text of Document__________________________________________________________________
CD91485 ARBITRATION NO. ARB291
THE LABOUR COURT
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTS, 1946 TO 1990
SECTION 70 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1946
PARTIES: WATERFORD CRYSTAL
and
AMALGAMATED TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION
SUBJECT:
1. Dispute concerning a new terms and conditions agreement.
BACKGROUND:
2. 1. A Labour Court investigation into the above mentioned
dispute took place in Waterford on 5th November, 1991.
2.2. As part of current agreements the dispute was referred for
binding Labour Court arbitration.
DECISION:
3. It was agreed between the parties in June, 1990 to complete a
new Procedures/Terms and Conditions Agreement and in the absence
of agreement the full agenda to be referred to the Labour Court
for a determination.
The parties have negotiated with the aid of the Labour Relations
Commission proposals for such an agreement. These proposals were
rejected by the membership but it did not prove possible to
isolate specific points of disagreement. The Union side sought to
restore the 30 year old agreement which is clearly outdated and
the management sought to revert to a pre-conciliation stage in
negotiations.
Having heard the submissions it is the Court's view that the
proposals that emerged from conciliation together with the Labour
Relations Commission letter of 14th August (excluding paragraph
4 as the Court considers all workers should clock-in and out in
line with normal industrial practice), the letter of 15th August
and the Company letter of 23rd August should now be accepted so
that both parties can concentrate on the major difficulties
confronting them.
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Signed on behalf of the Labour Court
Kevin Heffernan
15th November, 1991 ----------------
M.D./U.S. Chairman