Labour Court rejects worker’s appeal over Tesco management agreement

The Labour Court rejected a union appeal over a worker’s exclusion from Tesco Ireland’s Management Structures Agreement 2006, upholding the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation in favour of the company. The decision was signed on 9 October 2008. The worker retained a 7.5% responsibility differential after returning from a career break, but continued as a General Assistant rather than a Chargehand. The Court found she did not meet the agreement’s criteria, which required Chargehands to remain in the Department Manager role.