Labour Court upholds enhanced redundancy recommendation on employer’s appeal

The Labour Court upheld a recommendation for an enhanced redundancy package for a former education co-ordinator at Offaly Local Development Company Limited. The employer had appealed the recommendation, which provided for three weeks’ pay per year of service in addition to statutory redundancy already paid. The decision was dated 30 March 2012. The company said it lacked funds for an enhanced package. The union, on the worker’s behalf, said the terms matched settlements in similar employments. The Court found the union’s claim reasonable and upheld the recommendation. It said the company and the worker’s representatives should jointly approach the relevant departments to seek funding to implement it.