Labour Court rejects union appeal over grade-pay claim at Cadbury Ireland

The Labour Court rejected the Amalgamated Transport And General Workers Union’s appeal and left in place the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation in a grade-pay dispute at Cadbury Ireland Limited. The decision was signed on 21 February 1994. The union sought grade G pay once every four weeks for a worker in a grade D job who occasionally covered a grade G clerical position. Cadbury Ireland Limited argued that the worker did not follow a regular rotation pattern and that existing grading arrangements should continue. The Court said it found no grounds to alter the recommendation, which therefore stood.