Labour Court Database __________________________________________________________________________________ File Number: CD95538 Case Number: LCR14956 Section / Act: S26(1) Parties: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GALWAY (Represented by THE IRISH BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION) - and - SERVICES INDUSTRIAL PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL UNION |
Provision of child-care facilities.
Recommendation:
Having considered the submissions and noting the College's
positive response to the claim the Court recommends that the
College make every effort to provide child-care facilities at UCG
on the time scale set out by the Unions.
Division: Ms Owens Mr Keogh Ms Ni Mhurchu
Text of Document__________________________________________________________________
CD95538 RECOMMENDATION NO. LCR14956
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTS, 1946 TO 1990
SECTION 26(1), INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1990
PARTIES:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GALWAY
(REPRESENTED BY THE IRISH BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS CONFEDERATION)
AND
SERVICES INDUSTRIAL PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL UNION
SUBJECT:
1. Provision of child-care facilities.
BACKGROUND:
2. The dispute before the Court concerns the Union's claim on
behalf of approximately 500 staff for the provision of
child-care facilities.
The Union argues that the claim was first lodged in 1991 and
conceded by the College Governing Body in April, 1992.
The College's position is that it has no objection in
principle to the provision of such facilities but it is not
in a position to confirm if the building of a creche will be
possible in the near future.
The matter was referred to the Labour Relations Commission.
A conciliation conference took place on 22nd march, 1995. As
no agreement was reached the dispute was referred to the
Labour Court on 10th May, 1995 under Section 26(1) of the
Industrial Relations Act, 1990. A Labour Court hearing took
place in Galway on 14th September, 1995.
UNION'S ARGUMENTS:
3. 1. All third level colleges comparable to UCG have had
child-care facilities available to staff for many years.
2. The College conceded the principle of the claim in 1992.
It should provide an agreed child-care facility without
any further unnecessary delay. The workers are
concerned that they may have to embark on industrial
action to progress the claim.
COMPANY'S ARGUMENTS:
4. 1. The College is currently progressing this matter, but is
not yet in a position to confirm if the building of a
creche will be possible in the near future. As a
capital project it will have to compete with other
priority projects for which limited finance is
available.
RECOMMENDATION:
Having considered the submissions and noting the College's
positive response to the claim the Court recommends that the
College make every effort to provide child-care facilities at UCG
on the time scale set out by the Unions.
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Signed on behalf of the Labour Court
3rd November, 1995 Evelyn Owens
F.B./D.T. ____________
Chairman
Note
Enquiries concerning this Recommendation should be addressed to
Mr. Fran Brennan, Court Secretary.