Labour Court rejects union appeal over two brewery workers’ pension calculations

The Labour Court rejected Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s appeal and upheld a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation that two Irish Ale Breweries workers’ pensions be calculated using the standby foreman rate. The decision was dated 8 June 1998. The union sought calculations at the full foreman rate, citing arrangements at St James’ Gate Brewery. The company argued that circumstances there differed and that its offer followed its own practice. The Rights Commissioner had recommended accepting the company’s offer, which the Court found fair and reasonable.