Labour Court recommends retrospection for Irish Express Cargo pay claim

The Labour Court recommended that Irish Express Cargo concede the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim for retrospective application of Programme for Prosperity and Fairness pay increases from 1 April 2000. The recommendation was signed on 25 March 2004. The Court said retrospection should take account of increases applied to basic pay from 1 April 2000 and should not offset the 4% increase paid in January 2000. The union had sought €1,200 per worker to settle the dispute, while the company’s final offer on retrospection was €550 per worker. A separate issue involving workers excluded from a 10% increase was outside the referral, though the company proposed discussions on it.