Labour Court rejects drivers' claim to keep pay rates after redeployment

In 1988, the Labour Court did not recommend that Kilkenny County Council concede the Federated Workers' Union Of Ireland's claim to maintain drivers' pay rates during temporary redeployment to road-maintenance work. The recommendation was signed on 14 July 1988. Four drivers accepted temporary road-labourer jobs at the lower grade rate after the council laid off 19 drivers following cuts to its road-grant allocation. The Court said the council had not acted unreasonably, taking account of the employment-security code and the council's financial constraints.