The Labour Court varied a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation and decided that a worker should receive €14,000 compensation for loss of earnings. The decision was dated 15 November 2004. The worker claimed losses after Iarnrod Eireann introduced a new framework for staff deployment and work arrangements. A Rights Commissioner had recommended €6,442, based on earnings figures supplied by the union and company. Both sides appealed: the company disputed the formula used, while the union disputed the 52-week period used to calculate the loss. The Court selected a compensation formula with a €14,000 ceiling. Its calculation exceeded that limit, so it decided the worker should receive €14,000 and varied the earlier recommendation accordingly.
Labour Court varies Iarnrod Eireann loss-of-earnings recommendation to €14,000
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