Labour Court recommends £1,000 settlement in M.J. Flood car allowance dispute

The Labour Court recommended that M.J. Flood Limited increase its offer to £1,000 for a worker whose car allowance was withdrawn after he moved from field work to the workshop. The recommendation was dated 30 September 1991. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union sought to retain the allowance, arguing that the worker should return to field service. The company said the payment covered use of his own car on company business and the need for it had ceased. The Court said the union’s claim could not be sustained because the allowance’s purpose was no longer being carried out. It recommended that the worker accept the £1,000 in full and final settlement.