The Labour Court recommended that Galway City Council’s shift proposal be accepted for caretakers at Terryland Waterworks Treatment Plant, with a review after six months. The recommendation was dated 31 October 2008. The dispute followed a cryptosporidium outbreak in the Galway City water supply, which led six caretakers to move to three-cycle shifts to provide round-the-clock cover. Services Industrial Professional Technical Union sought shift times two hours forward to reduce rush-hour travel and allow more time with family. Galway City Council said the proposed changes would hinder handovers and make it harder to arrange cover when a caretaker was unavailable.
Labour Court recommends management’s shift proposal for Galway caretakers
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