Labour Court recommends changes to Burmah Castrol redundancy terms

The Labour Court recommended changes to Burmah Castrol (Ireland) Limited’s redundancy terms after a dispute with the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union over a restructuring involving 40 redundancies. The recommendation was signed on 9 August 1996. The Court recommended pension terms from age 48, with first option on contractor jobs for workers below that age who did not qualify for a pension. Eligible workers taking retirement could receive an extra £10,000 if contractor work required relocation. It also recommended raising the maximum payment for workers over 50 from 52 to 78 weeks and making lump sums exclusive of statutory entitlements. The union sought improved severance terms, while Burmah Castrol said its restructuring was needed for the company’s viability and that meeting the union’s claim would cost an additional £1.4 million.