Labour Court says Texaco Ireland Limited did not breach agreement in sales-role dispute

In 1993, the Labour Court recommended that Texaco Ireland Limited had not breached its agreement with the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union in a dispute over appointing a technically qualified sales representative. The union argued that filling the post breached a clause requiring the status quo to be maintained during negotiations. The company said technical expertise was needed to meet market demand. The Court said a retirement had created a vacancy, so existing arrangements could not simply continue while the parties disputed how the clause applied.