The Labour Court upheld Aer Lingus's appeal and rejected recommendations that the company pay £1,600 and £2,000 to two workers who lost regular rostered overtime. The decision was signed on 28 June 1995.
The workers were employed in Aer Lingus's Ground Operations Equipment Section. New starting times introduced under the company's 1994 strategy removed the need for rostered overtime. Services Industrial Professional Technical Union argued the overtime was part of the workers' employment arrangements and its removal caused significant earnings losses.
Aer Lingus said eliminating non-essential overtime was central to its strategy and its financial position ruled out compensation. It also said neither worker had lower total gross earnings between 1992 and 1993. The Labour Court found no grounds to warrant compensation for the lost overtime and rejected the Rights Commissioner's recommendations.