Labour Court backs union claim on Aer Lingus delay payments, rejects time-off claim

The Labour Court recommended that Aer Lingus apply delay payments to seasonal and support staff, as sought by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union. It did not recommend conceding the union's separate claim about calculating time off. The recommendation was signed on 28 March 1996. The first dispute concerned delay credits for temporary staff. The second concerned the calculation of rest periods for cabin crew under the Cahill plan. Aer Lingus said temporary staff were compensated by hourly pay during delays and that the time-off calculation followed the agreed plan.