Labour Court upholds £750 recommendation in Kilkenny County Council transfer dispute

In 1994, the Labour Court rejected the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s appeal and upheld a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation concerning a storeman’s transfer to road duties at Kilkenny County Council. The decision was dated 19 December 1994. The recommendation included a £750 goodwill payment and let the worker choose which road overseer’s area to work in. The union accepted the redeployment but argued the payment was inadequate, seeking £3,000. The Council said the transfer preserved the worker’s salary and was the only available redeployment after the Waterford area office stores were to close.