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Ministerial order on working and pay conditions in security industry is quashed
Summary
In a judicial review, three Dublin security firms – Top Security Ltd, Morbury Ltd and Las Security Ltd – successfully challenged a ministerial order that would have increased pay for security operatives. The firms argued that the process used to formulate the order favoured large employers, lacked legal clarity and transparency, and would create an anti‑competitive outcome that could reduce employment. They claimed the order, approved by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment after a recommendation from the Labour Court, was based on recommendations from the Security Industry Joint Labour Committee, which they said did not represent them. The court quashed the Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry and the Labour Court's earlier decision to adopt it, and remitted the ministerial order back to the Labour Court for fresh consideration. The settlement agreement reached with the State ended the legal action and the order was set aside. The case was heard by Mr Justice Charles Meenan.
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What: Report matter: Ministerial order on working and pay conditions in security industry is quashed. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2021-12-21 Publication
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