Labour Court rejects union claim to extend Aer Lingus off-scale payment

In 1989, the Labour Court did not recommend conceding the Federated Workers' Union Of Ireland's claim to extend an off-scale payment to three workers in Aer Lingus's computer maintenance unit. The recommendation was signed on 17 November 1989. The Court said later changes had not altered the payment's original personal basis. The union argued a reorganisation had changed its basis and affected the claimants equally; Aer Lingus said eligibility was limited to staff who had been in post when the payment was introduced.