Labour Court leaves £150 recommendation in place after Liam Holmes appeal

The Labour Court rejected Liam Holmes’s appeal over Sunday work, leaving a £150 ex-gratia recommendation in place. In its determination dated 13 December 2001, the Court found the Central Statistics Office (C.S.O.) had not required him to work Sundays. Holmes, a temporary interviewer, sought compensation under the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997, saying his job required Sunday work. The C.S.O. said he had been told during training that Sunday work was not required. The Court said the Act applied where an employer required Sunday work. As Holmes’s contract did not require it, any Sunday work he undertook could not support his claim. The Rights Commissioner’s £150 recommendation was ex-gratia, and the Court did not interfere with it.