The Labour Court recommended a 39-month wage agreement for Abbott Ireland and the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, including a 1% increase to the company’s pay offer and a 35% improvement in VHI contributions. The recommendation was dated 12 October 1999. The dispute concerned a new agreement affecting 700 workers at Abbott Ireland’s Ballytivnan plant in Co Sligo. The union sought higher pay and full VHI cover for workers and their families; the company had offered an 11% pay increase over three years and a 33% increase in its VHI subsidy. The Court also recommended that the union could reopen the VHI contribution issue if exceptional, unforeseen increases in cover costs arose during the agreement.
Labour Court recommends higher pay offer and VHI contributions for Abbott Ireland workers
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