Labour Court finds Áras Attracta canteen outside Catering JLC scope

The Labour Court determined that the canteen operated by Gardner Merchant at Áras Attracta did not meet the Catering Joint Labour Committee’s definition of a catering establishment. It found the worker was outside the JLC’s scope. The decision was dated 11 November 1996. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union argued that non-residents regularly used the canteen and that the worker should receive the JLC minimum rate. Gardner Merchant said the canteen was not open to the public.