Labour Court recommends pay rises and better conditions in Ormonde Waste, SIPTU dispute

In 2005, the Labour Court recommended staged pay increases and changes to employment conditions in a dispute between Ormonde Waste Limited and the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union. The recommendation was signed on 5 May 2005. Drivers were to receive €11.50 an hour from 1 June 2005 and €13 from 1 March 2006. General operatives and helpers were to receive €8.50 and then €9 an hour, while administration staff were to receive €9 from 1 June 2005. The Court also recommended a 39-hour week without loss of pay and up to six weeks of paid sick leave a year, subject to conditions. Current recipients were to keep the €12 daily subsistence allowance; new employees were to receive €6 a day. The Court also recommended safety representatives and training, payment for employee representatives attending hearings on this occasion, and a review of grievance and disciplinary procedures.