Labour Court declines union claim for expanded book allowance at Ormonde Brick Limited

In 1997, the Labour Court recommended that Ormonde Brick Limited not concede the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim to extend a weekly book allowance to workers on four additional operations. The recommendation was dated 29 July 1997. The £6.40 gross weekly allowance was paid on two operations for recording production information, and the union said ten further workers would benefit. The company said the payments were historical and cited a 1982 works agreement. The Court said clause 14 required employees to complete appropriate records and did not recommend concession of the claim.