Labour Court backs Adm Ringaskiddy union position on new pay rates

The Labour Court recommended that Adm Ringaskiddy accept the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union's position on lower rates for new employees, subject to the company's financial position when the maximum became payable. The recommendation was signed on 13 June 2000. The union was willing to accept lower starting rates if employees could progress to existing maximum rates after an agreed period. The company sought an immediately agreed new maximum, saying lower future labour costs were needed to protect the plant's long-term viability.