Labour Court recommends conciliation package for Sealink relocation dispute

The Labour Court recommended that Sealink Limited and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association accept a conciliation proposal settling a dispute over a worker's relocation to Dublin. The recommendation was signed on 1 December 1988. Sealink's reorganisation closed sales outlets and moved two clerical employees from Waterford and Galway to Dublin. The package under discussion included a £3,800 resettlement allowance and mortgage support. The association argued that relocation costs and lower earnings made the terms inadequate; the company said it reimbursed property expenses and paid a lodging allowance. After considering both sides' submissions, the Court said the conciliation proposal was reasonable. It provided each claimant with an additional £2,000 in full and final settlement, with the mortgage-subsidy lump sum paid in one instalment.