Labour Court upholds one-year buy-out recommendation for worker’s £20 weekly differential

In 1993, the Labour Court recommended that a one-year buy-out of a worker’s £20 weekly pay differential stand, upholding the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation after Kilkenny Textiles Limited appealed. The decision was dated 22 March 1993. The worker’s quality control role changed during a company reorganisation, and he was transferred to other duties. The Court found that quality control had become spread across the production process and that his original post no longer existed. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union argued that some quality control work remained and that the worker was willing to work days or shifts. The company said the former job no longer existed and cited a precedent for a 13-week buy-out.