Labour Court recommends reinstating Dubarry Shoes severance proposals

In 2004, the Labour Court recommended that Dubarry Shoes reinstate severance proposals and modify them to concede the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s PPF claim. The company had decided to transfer remaining production overseas after outsourcing, then withdrew its final offer when negotiations failed. The union sought a fair package and said redundancy notices were issued before discussions with it; the company said it believed an earlier package had been agreed for future redundancies. The recommendation was dated 13 December.