Labour Court rejects union claim for compensation for 166 Johnston Mooney & O'Brien workers

The Labour Court did not recommend conceding The Bakery And Food Workers' Amalgamated Union's claim for compensation for 166 Johnston Mooney & O'Brien Limited workers who lost inconvenience differentials after their starting times changed. The recommendation was signed on 23 February 1988. The union said the workers had accepted the company's package on the understanding they would be compensated for the lost differentials. The company said the final package excluded compensation where workers' earnings opportunities were maintained or improved, and reported that it had paid £466,000 in loss-of-earnings compensation. The Court relied on the terms of the final package agreed at a conciliation conference and did not recommend conceding the union's claim.