Labour Court does not recommend surveyors’ pay claim

In 1987, the Labour Court did not recommend conceding the Association of Scientific Technical and Managerial Staff’s claim against Irish National Insurance for an out-of-line increase and a shorter salary scale. It recommended that the 16 engineer surveyors accept the company’s offer. The recommendation was signed on 29 May 1987. The union sought 11.5% from 1 March 1986 and 6% from 1 January 1987, along with the removal of three points from the salary scale. Most of the company’s other staff had accepted its phased 25th-round settlement. Irish National Insurance said its offer followed a comparability study and its payments had to reflect what it could afford. The Court said the salary discrepancy largely arose from differences in the length of the 25th-round agreements.