Labour Court recommends £150 per service year in ACCO redundancy package

The Labour Court recommended that Acco Ireland Limited increase the additional payment in its redundancy package from £100 to £150 per year of service. The recommendation was signed 30 September 1996. The dispute followed a reorganisation that put 30 workers at risk of redundancy, including 20 members of the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union. The company offered 3.5 weeks’ pay per year of service, statutory entitlements, payment in lieu of notice and an additional £100 per year of service. The union argued that the company could afford better terms; the company said its offer was generous and the changes were intended to protect declining business.