Labour Court declined union claim on Nestle drivers’ frozen pay protection

In 1992, the Labour Court did not recommend conceding Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim about how Nestle Ireland Limited drivers’ frozen earnings protection should be calculated. The recommendation was dated 6 November 1992. The union argued that average holiday pay, service pay and subsistence should not reduce the protected amount. The Court said the drivers had sought permanent protection against loss of earnings rather than the shorter protection under the general agreement.