Labour Court recommends renewed Aer Lingus pay talks with union

The Labour Court recommended that Aer Lingus and the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union resume discussions on a possible one-off salary-scale progression for existing employees in the claimant grade. The recommendation was dated 28 August 2000. The union, representing about 475 members in the Dublin Airport Loading Section, sought an increase in basic pay linked to productivity measures. Aer Lingus opposed the claim and offered one-off payments. The Court said the proposed progression merited further exploration, with the union to clarify that any agreement would not lead to claims by other groups and with the parties to consider its effect on central pay restructuring savings targets.