Labour Court upholds Superquinn’s interpretation of £5 weekly allowance agreement

The Labour Court upheld a recommendation that a worker accept Superquinn’s position in a dispute over a £5 weekly personal allowance. Its decision was dated 11 June 2001. The union argued that a 1999 agreement did not remove the allowance. Superquinn said the agreement consolidated personal allowances into uniform basic rates. The Court found the agreement ambiguous but concluded that Superquinn had applied the correct interpretation.