Labour Court rejects overtime claim and recommends waiting on fob payments

In 1986, the Labour Court rejected the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union's claim against Murphy Brewery Ireland Limited for compensation for eight workers who lost overtime after a shift change. The Court found no justification for compensation in its recommendation signed on 25 November 1986. The union said the change reduced weekend overtime and sought £3,000 for each worker for a year. Murphy Brewery Ireland Limited said average overtime earnings had not fallen and that the new system paid a higher shift premium. On a separate claim for extra payment to dispenser servicemen installing cleaning filters known as fobs, the Court recommended that the union await the outcome of a consultant's study into the work and a possible new bonus scheme.