Labour Court recommends staged pay rises for 840 Iarnrod Eireann rail workers

The Labour Court recommended that Iarnrod Eireann, the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union and the National Bus & Rail Union accept the company’s proposals for about 840 permanent-way operatives, with changes to pay and working arrangements. The recommendation was dated 13 March 2000. The recommendation included a further 12.5% pay rise on acceptance and another 7.5% nine months later, subject to compliance with flexibility measures and a 48-hour maximum working week. The unions had sought a 30% basic-pay increase and changes to allowances and other conditions.