Labour Court recommends £4,500 for Rehab Group unit supervisor

In 1996, the Labour Court recommended a £4,500 lump sum for a Rehab Group unit supervisor who accepted a lower-paid alternative job rather than redundancy. The recommendation was signed on 19 April 1996 and settled his loss-of-earnings claim, without setting a precedent for future claims. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union sought £9,326, representing two years of the employee's stated annual loss of £4,663. Rehab Group offered £2,690 under a formula based on three times the weekly loss for each year of service. The union argued that the employee's ten years of service and the closure of the Ballinamore upholstery unit made the circumstances exceptional. The Court also recommended further discussions about arrangements for similar cases.