Labour Court rejects union's bid to restore grades in VHI Board job-sharing scheme

The Labour Court did not recommend conceding the union's claim to restore grades for staff who moved into lower-grade posts under a job-sharing scheme at the Voluntary Health Insurance Board. The recommendation was signed on 30 November 1990, in a dispute with Manufacturing Science Finance. The union said some staff had been forced to give up their grades and lost earnings and promotion prospects. The Board said applicants knew the terms and that regrading would increase costs. The Court found the Board and local representatives had settled on the scheme as permanent despite no formal joint review, and that the early applicants had chosen voluntarily with a clear understanding of the consequences.