Labour Court does not recommend conceding unions’ Cork-Midleton compensation claim

The Labour Court did not recommend conceding the compensation claim brought by the NATIONAL BUS AND RAIL UNION and Services Industrial Professional Technical Union against Iarnrod Eireann over the Cork-Midleton rail service. The unions argued that extending the service required extra duties and productivity; the employer disputed this. The Court found the extension involved no additional productivity or substantial duties beyond normal employment, and that the cited precedents did not support the claim. The recommendation was signed on 30 July 2009.