Labour Court sets aside €7,993.20 recommendation to Dublin Bus worker

The Labour Court set aside a €7,993.20 recommendation to a worker transferred from Ringsend to Summerhill, finding he had received the compensation due under the agreement. The decision was dated 10 August 2005, on an appeal by Bus Atha Cliath - Dublin Bus. The worker sought a further €2,500, which had been offered to some craftworkers for changes to their work practices and shifts. The union said he had not asked for the transfer and faced greater disruption than other employees. The company argued that the offer arose under a separate agreement and did not apply to him. The Rights Commissioner’s €7,993.20 recommendation included payments already made. The Court found the worker had been compensated in full under the agreement between the company and his union, and said arrangements for another employee group did not justify reopening it.