Labour Court recommends £150 payment and revised roster in Blarney Woollen Mills dispute

The Labour Court recommended that the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union accept an amended Blarney Woollen Mills proposal on rosters and a 3% pay adjustment. The company was to pay each claimant £150 as a lead-in payment. The recommendation was signed on 15 December 1995. The Court recommended changing the offer from 20 roster days to 15, with implementation in 1996 and the 3% adjustment payable from 1 January 1996. The union had argued that the proposed roster would reduce overtime earnings. The Court’s recommendation followed a further hearing on implementation of an earlier recommendation.