Labour Court says community employment supervisors’ pay issue should be addressed centrally

The Labour Court recommended that the pay issue for community employment supervisors sponsored by Dun Laoghaire V.E.C. be addressed centrally. The recommendation, on a claim by Impact, was signed on 25 April 1996. Impact said the supervisors’ responsibilities had grown and their £270 weekly rate had not received increases applied to public-service workers. Dun Laoghaire V.E.C. said it relied on FAS funding and could not meet the claim without additional funds. The Court considered it unfair that arrangements fixing pay for a project’s duration had continued for years, but said the issue had national implications and should be dealt with centrally rather than locally.