| CD/24/280 | RECOMMENDATION NO. LCR23076 |
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTS 1946 TO 2015
SECTION 26(1), INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1990
PARTIES:
AND
MEMBERS OF UNITE THE UNION
(REPRESENTED BY UNITE THE UNION)
DIVISION:
| Chairman: | Mr Foley |
| Employer Member: | Mr Marie |
| Worker Member: | Ms Hannick |
SUBJECT:
The employees are in dispute with the employer in relation to a pay deal.
BACKGROUND:
This dispute could not be resolved at local level and was the subject of Conciliation Conferences under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission. As agreement was not reached, the dispute was referred to the Labour Court on 1 October 2024 in accordance with Section 26(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990. A Labour Court hearing took place on 25 November 2024.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Court has given very careful consideration to the written and oral submissions of the parties.
The parties seek to find agreement on the 2024 pay round. The Court notes in that context that engagements have commenced between the parties in respect of the 2025 pay round, and consequently that the matter before the Court concerns an agreement covering the 2024 year and applicable with effect from 1st January 2024.
The parties are unable to agree arrangements for application of a headline figure of 4.7% in 2024. In particular, the parties are unable to agree the degree to which an element of the headline figure would be applied to the rate of pay; with the balance of the headline figure to be applied via the PRP mechanism in place in the employment.
In the view of the Court there is no value in reciting the comprehensive submissions both written and oral which have been made to the Court by the parties. The Court also takes the view that it is important that this trade dispute, concerning an agreement for 2024, be resolved at this time.
Having regard therefore to the submissions which have been made, the Court recommends that 50% of the headline figure should be applied to the rate of pay with effect from 1st January 2024, and that the remaining 50% should be applied to the PRP mechanism.
The Court so recommends.
 | Signed on behalf of the Labour Court |
| |
| Kevin Foley |
| FC | ______________________ |
| 4th December 2024 | Chairman |
NOTE
Enquiries concerning this Recommendation should be addressed to Fiona Corcoran, Court Secretary.