Labour Court upholds €3,500 overtime recommendation after worker’s appeal fails

The Labour Court upheld a €3,500 recommendation for lost overtime and disallowed a worker’s appeal in a decision signed on 24 May 2010. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, said the recommendation was too low and estimated his annual earnings loss at about €7,887. South Tipperary County Council said it had to reduce excess overtime and that he continued to work some overtime. The Court found the Rights Commissioner’s conclusions and recommendation reasonable, affirming the once-off compensation for the worker’s overtime loss.