Labour Court recommends five weeks’ pay per year for six American College claimants

In 2008, the Labour Court recommended that American College offer six redundant English-language teachers five weeks’ pay per year of service, including statutory redundancy payments. The recommendation was signed on 28 August 2008. SIPTU had sought six weeks’ pay per year, arguing it was fair and in line with similar education-sector redundancies. American College said it could not sustain the extra cost and warned it could lead to more job losses or closure. The Court considered the college’s finances, the claimants’ service, the package cost and savings from the school’s closure.