Labour Court rejects union's claim for two weeks' pay per year of service

In 1989, the Labour Court recommended pay and benefit terms for workers at Shamrock Foods Limited/Weetabix Limited, but did not recommend conceding the Irish Distributive And Administrative Trade Union's claim for two weeks' pay per year of service with Weetabix. The recommendation was signed on 29 September 1989. The dispute concerned the 28th wage round and the planned sale of Shamrock Foods Limited. The Court recommended P.N.R. increases, a £19,500 salary scale point, a £1,500 one-off payment for employees choosing PAYE, a £150 payment in lieu of expense increases, specified allowances, double increments for Nairn and Duffy, applicable pension transfers subject to independent actuarial ratification, and confirmation of existing bonus arrangements. It also recommended separate agreements between the companies and the union after joint negotiations ended.