Labour Court recommends £5,000 staff payment at Killeshandra Co-Operative Agricultural

In 1990, the Labour Court recommended a £5,000 payment divided among staff at Killeshandra Co-Operative Agricultural. The recommendation was signed on 31 July 1990. The dispute also concerned higher starting and progression rates for temporary clerical staff. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union said permanent staff had been promised a reward for meeting deadlines. The employer disputed that any pay increase had been promised and said temporary staff were usually employed for short periods. The Court found reasonable grounds to conclude there had been a commitment to reward staff cooperation and recommended higher rates for temporary staff: £90 per week at recruitment, £111.59 after six months and £133.18 after 12 months.