Labour Court calls for fresh talks on Irish Shell 3% pay claim

In 1993, the Labour Court recommended fresh negotiations on Irish Shell Limited’s dispute with the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union over a claimed 3% pay increase for 65 workers. The recommendation was dated 4 May 1993. Irish Shell offered the increase in return for measures including new salary scales and buying out a 5% productivity bonus. The Court said seeking the bonus’s elimination for a 3% increase, alongside further pay-scale demands, was untenable. It also said past workforce concessions and the company’s performance alone did not justify the increase outside the programme’s negotiation provisions.