Labour Court rejects union appeal over redundancy for seven Pretty Polly workers

In 1994, the Labour Court rejected the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s appeal and upheld the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation in a redundancy dispute involving seven workers at Pretty Polly (Killarney) Limited. The decision was dated 21 December 1994. The union argued the workers should have been allowed to take redundancy after the company’s rationalisation and changes to work practices. Pretty Polly said it sought volunteers by job category and that selecting the seven workers would have displaced workers with longer service. The Court found no reason to alter the recommendation.