Labour Court recommends six annual rest days for Irish Ropes shift workers

In 1990, the Labour Court recommended that the union accept Irish Ropes And Twines Ltd’s proposal of six annual rest days for shift workers under a 39-hour-week arrangement. The recommendation was signed on 3 April 1990. Services, Industrial Professional, Technical Union had sought six and a half days. The company argued that six days would give shift workers an annual reduction of 48 hours, matching the reduction for day workers. The Court found the company’s six-day proposal conformed with the Programme for National Recovery and recommended that the union accept it.