Labour Court rejects higher pay claim for Powers Supermarkets/Quinnsworth Maynooth butchers

The Labour Court recommended against a higher pay claim for two butchers at Powers Supermarkets/Quinnsworth Maynooth, saying they had no obligation to transfer between stores like their Dublin counterparts. The recommendation was dated 18 June 1998. The Mandate union sought a rate similar to the one paid to butchers at the company’s Dublin stores, arguing the Maynooth workers also covered temporary absences elsewhere. The company said rates were negotiated store by store and that helping at other stores was voluntary, with expenses paid.