Labour Court rejects union claim for 39-hour week at Aer Rianta

The Labour Court did not recommend conceding the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim for a 39-hour working week for 235 Airport Police and Fire Service workers at Aer Rianta. The recommendation was signed on 12 December 1996. The union argued that restricted and interrupted breaks counted as working time. Aer Rianta said the workers’ net week was 32.5 hours, and that reducing their hours would increase costs. The Court considered both sides’ submissions and did not recommend conceding the claim.