Labour Court backs Cantrell and Cochrane’s view that agreement covered weekend overtime

In 1993, the Labour Court recommended in favour of Cantrell And Cochrane (Dublin) Limited in its dispute with the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union over whether a production agreement covered weekend overtime. The recommendation was dated 22 July 1993. The union said the agreement applied only to Monday-to-Friday work and that any change to weekend overtime had to be negotiated. The company argued that the plan was negotiated as a seven-day agreement. The Court found the company’s interpretation correct and upheld its position.