Labour Court upholds £240 settlement in waiter’s employment dispute

In 1991, the Labour Court upheld a Rights Commissioner’s £240 settlement recommendation in a dispute over a waiter’s departure from O’Sullivan and Maguire Limited. The decision was dated 23 December 1991. The company had appealed the recommendation. The worker said he resigned under pressure after long hours without proper meal breaks and rude treatment by management, and that money was owed when he left. The company rejected his claims and said all money due had been paid. The Court proceeded with the appeal after it could not contact the worker to tell him the hearing date and time. It found the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation fair and reasonable.