Labour Court finds no grounds for mint workers’ pay differential claim

In 1988, the Labour Court found no grounds to recommend concession of the Irish Transport And General Workers Union's claim for a pay differential for seven machine and general assistants in the Central Bank Of Ireland's mint department. The recommendation was signed on 7 April 1988. The union argued the work required skills and responsibility, including setting coin-master machines, and cited a differential at the UK Royal Mint. The Central Bank Of Ireland said a productivity payment covered the skill element, its operation differed from the UK comparison, and the workers' weekly rate was 29% above the agreed basic industry rate.