Labour Court recommends £250 for Allegro worker in union appeal

The Labour Court upheld the Marine, Port and General Workers’ Union’s appeal and amended a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation in a dispute involving Allegro Limited. In a decision dated 10 February 1998, it recommended that the unnamed worker receive £250 in full and final settlement. The dispute followed the worker’s transfer from Brooke Bond Oxo Ireland Limited to Allegro in 1987. The union said a seniority issue had caused her loss of earnings, while Allegro disputed responsibility for compensation paid by Brooke Bond. The Court found a loss had been established but did not accept that it should be traced back to 1987.