Labour Court backs Irish Industrial Gases redundancy proposal

In 1988, the Labour Court recommended that Irish Industrial Gases' proposal to implement one redundancy at its Cork plant be accepted and implemented. The recommendation was signed on 1 March 1988. The Irish Transport And General Workers' Union opposed the change, warning that reduced staffing could put workers handling a dangerous substance at risk. The company said safety standards would not fall and that the affected worker had accepted another position within the company. The Court relied on a previous conciliation agreement and the company's safety undertaking.