Labour Court leaves £500 overtime-loss recommendation unchanged

The Labour Court left unchanged a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation on compensation for a Galtee Food Products worker’s lost Saturday overtime. The decision was signed on 9 March 1989. The Irish Transport And General Workers Union appealed, seeking £4,473 and arguing that the agreed formula did not reflect the worker’s regular overtime. The company said he had received compensation under the same formula as other affected workers. The Labour Court found no reason to amend the recommendation, which included £500 without precedent or prejudice.